The Bill of Rights 1689 and the Compromise Act 1701 restricted the succession to the throne in Britain to the legitimate Protestant descendants of Sophia of Hanover who “follow the Church of England”. Roman Catholic spouses were excluded from 1689 until the law was amended in 2015. The descendants of Protestants who were excluded because they are Roman Catholics are entitled to the throne.
Queen Elizabeth is sovereign and her apparent heir is her eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales, followed by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, eldest son of the Prince of Wales. Third in the ranking is Prince George, the eldest son of the Duke of Cambridge, followed by his sister, Princess Charlotte, and their younger brother, Prince Louis. Sixth in the ranking is Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the youngest son of the Prince of Wales.
Under the Perth Agreement, which took effect in 2015, the top six in line to the throne need the king’s consent before marriage; Without this consent, they and their children are excluded from the line of succession.
The first four persons in the line of succession who are over 21 years of age as well as the consort of the king may be appointed as state advisors. State Counselors perform some of the King’s duties in the United Kingdom while he is abroad or temporarily incapacitated. Otherwise, individuals in line to the throne do not have to hold specific legal or official roles.
Who is King Charles?
Charles was born in Buckingham Palace on November 14, 1948, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, who was then Duchess of Edinburgh, and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and the first grandson of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and was baptized on December 15 of the same year, when he turned 3 Years his grandfather died and his mother became the queen, which made him become the crown prince.
In 1955 Clarence Palace announced that Charles would not be educated at home, but in a school, making him the first heir to the throne to be educated outside the royal palace.
He was educated in West London, and did not receive any special treatment, then moved to his father’s old school in East Berkshire, and then moved to North East Scotland. The prince attended Cambridge College.
The Prince of Wales was crowned on 26 July 1958 in a televised ceremony. He delivered the official speech in English and Welsh. The prince is the oldest heir apparent since the Commonwealth.
In 1981, Charles proposed to Diana in marriage and they had two sons, William in 1982 and Henry in 1984, but following a while the picture of the happy marriage began to change, with Camilla Parker-Bowles appearing in the picture and Charles’ emotional association with her, although she was married at the time. In 1992, it was announced the separation of Charles and Diana and in 1996 they divorced, and in 1997 a car crash killed Diana.