Prince Charles has been waiting for a long time. Charles Rae, the longest serving heir to the throne in British history, now has an immediate role. The king is saved by the Almighty. It's a simple transition. It will be seamless when he sits on the throne and gets the crown at a later date. Charles is king immediately after the queen dies. He was heir apparent at the age of three when the queen's father died. He studied at the University of Cambridge after an unhappy time at school. The queen made him prince at the age of 20. His relationship with his new subjects has been rocky at times. Charles married Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in 1981 after years of speculation. The marriage ended in 1992. By the time of their divorce in 1996, they had become acrimonious. From the beginning, the union was said to be a disaster. Diana died in a car crash a year later. Charles was left looking odd, and royal watchers wondered if he would ever be crowned. He has been controversial and there will always be people who don't like him. Nobody disliked the queen when she came to the throne because they didn't know her. Charles has been with us for over 70 years. He has expressed his views in various political areas. After Diana's death, her long-term relationship with Charles became more public, and the couple were married quietly in 2005 The popularity of his two sons who also married burnished the approval rating. After Queen Elizabeth reduced her workload due to ill health, he began doing more official royal duties. Anna Whitelock is a professor of the history of monarchy. He won't represent a new face for the monarchy. Even though he's been Prince of Wales for so many years, an old monarch is going to extend to the throne. He has a potential relevance to the environment. I don't think he's going to end up feeling like he's popular because he's not on the level of his mom.

A new monarch succeeds to the throne as soon as his or her predecessors die.

Prince Charles became king immediately after his mother died.

It could be months or even years before Charles is crowned king. She was crowned on June 2,1953, 16 months after her father died.

After Charles ascends to the throne, there are a number of procedures that need to be followed.

Within 24 hours of a monarch's death, a new monarch is proclaimed by the "Accession Council." Senior Cabinet ministers, judges and leaders of the Church of England are summoned to the palace by the Privy Council, which makes up this group.

Lawmakers have to take oaths of loyalty to the new monarch.

The Act of Union of 1707 states that the new monarch will take an oath to keep the Church of Scotland.

The capital cities of the four nations that make up the United Kingdom are read out when the new monarch is proclaimed.

Charles must tell Parliament on the first day of the session that he's a Protestant. The Accession Declaration Act requires the oath to be taken.

The Act of Settlement of 1701 and the Accession Declaration Act require him to take a crown oath.

King George I and King George II were able to rule even though they were Lutherans because they were in communion with the Church of England.

That's right.

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