EXPLAINER: The formal rules around Charles’s accession


              King Charles III during the Accession Council at St James's Palace, London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, where he is formally proclaimed monarch. (Victoria Jones/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort during the Accession Council at St James's Palace, London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, where King Charles III is formally proclaimed monarch. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)
            
              Garter Principle King of Arms, David Vines White, center, reads the proclamation of new King, King Charles III, from the Friary Court balcony of St James's Palace, London, Saturday Sept. 10, 2022, after King Charles III was formally proclaimed monarch. Charles automatically became King on the death of his mother, but the Accession Council, attended by Privy Councillors, confirms his role. (Richard Heathcote/pool via AP)
EXPLAINER: The formal rules around Charles’s accession