Can Charles be king after divorce?

Answer 1

Yes. He is the Heir apparent. On the death of Elizabeth II, we will have, titularily, Charles III. On the other hand Elizabeth has taken steps to prevent Camilla from being entitled Queen, even in the lower ranking of Queen Consort ( spouse, wife) Time will tell.

Answer 2

There has never been any rule that the person who would otherwise be the heir to the throne was disqualified by being divorced.

The whole Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson problem was rather different. Back in the 1930s divorce was seen as inherently shameful and "divorcee" was, for the majority of people, a synonym for "woman no better than she should be". Even then there was no actual law that the King couldn't marry a divorcee (though, since this marriage could not take place in church, it would certainly have caused problems re the King's role as Head of the Church of England). But it was felt that the nation as a whole would revolt at the prospect of having an immoral woman as Queen Consort, and Britain would go republican in disgust.

These days of course divorce is socially acceptable and even the church has gone a long way towards accepting it.

Answer 3

Diana died his first wife in the church. So In the eyes of the church Camilla is his second wife. There for he is okay to be king.

Answer 4

Absolutely. There's no constitutional reason for him not to be king, when he succeeds elizabeth. remember - Henry the eighth divorced and remarried !

Answer 5

It's a good question.

But you may have noticed that religious laws can always be conveniently got-round by the rich and powerful.

Answer 6

I don't think he should. Such a fuss was made over Wallis Simpson being a divorcee (twice) so even if Charles ascends the throne can his divorcee wife become queen?

Answer 7

No. He cannot. He, as King, would be the Head of The Church of England. It is considered unsuitable for a divorcee to be in that position and he is also married to a woman who was divorced.

Answer 8

Yes.