Charles is King, who is next in line for the British throne?
With Queen Elizabeth’s death, her son Charles has ascended the throne. What are the rules of succession? Who's in line after King Charles III?
Prince Charles is seated next to the Queen's crown during the State Opening of Parliament, at the Palace of Westminster in London, May 10, 2022. (AP/File) With Queen Elizabeth’s death on Thursday (September 8), after ruling for 70 years as the United Kingdom’s longest serving monarch, her son Charles has ascended the throne.
The rules of succession
After King Charles III, his sons and grandchildren are the next claimants to the throne. However, it is not only descent that regulates succession to the throne.
According to the royal family’s website, Parliamentary statutes also determine who will be next in line. The sovereign’s title can be taken away from them for misgovernment, and the Act of Settlement of 1701 confirmed that Parliament would decide the title to the throne.
The Succession to the Crown Act of 2013, which applies to those born after 28 October 2011, terminated the system of male primogeniture, in which a younger son can displace an elder daughter in line of succession, as well as put an end to the rule which disqualifies those who marry Roman Catholics from the line of succession.
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