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The King is the UK head of state, but his powers are largely symbolic and ceremonial, and he remains politically neutral.

He receives daily dispatches from the government in a red leather box, including briefings ahead of important meetings, or documents needing his signature.

The prime minister normally meets the King on a Wednesday at Buckingham Palace, to keep him informed on government matters.

These meetings are completely private, and no official records are kept of what is said.

The King also has a number of official parliamentary roles:

•Appointing a government - the leader of the party that wins a general election is usually called to Buckingham Palace, where they are invited to form a government. The King also formally dissolves the government before a general election

The Royal Family receives an annual payment from the taxpayer, known as the Sovereign Grant, which can only be used to pay for official expenses, such as the upkeep of properties and staff costs.

The amount is based on a proportion of the profits of the Crown Estate, a property business owned by the monarch but run independently. It had assets worth £16.5bn in 2022.

The Sovereign Grant was worth £86.3m in 2022-2023, the same as the previous year.

The King also receives money from a private estate called the Duchy of Lancaster, which is passed down from monarch to monarch. It covers more than 18,000 hectares of land, including property in central London. Worth £654m, it generates about £20m a year in profits.

The Duke of Cornwall (currently Prince William) benefits from the Duchy of Cornwall, which mainly owns land in the South West. Worth £1bn, it generated a net surplus of £24m in 2022-23.

The King and Prince William receive the profits from the duchies personally, and can spend the money as they wish. Both voluntarily pay income tax on the proceeds.

Charles and Camilla were crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury in front of more than 2,000 guests, including global politicians, fellow kings and queens, religious leaders, celebrities and community champions.

During the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, the King was anointed with "holy oil", and received the orb and sceptre, symbols of royalty.

Two months after the Westminster Abbey Coronation, the King was presented with the Scottish crown jewels, in a special service of thanksgiving at St Giles' Cathedral, in Edinburgh.

He was given the sword, orb and the crown worn by Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1543, collectively known as the the Honours of Scotland.

The service was followed by a 21-gun salute from Edinburgh castle and a flypast by the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows.

Thousands lined the Royal Mile, in Scotland's capital, to watch the procession, including some protesters chanting: "Not my King".

•Prince William is the elder son of King Charles and his first wife, the late Princess Diana. After the death of the Queen, he became the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall while retaining his previous Duke of Cambridge title. He is married to Catherine, Princess of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge. They have three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis

•The Princess Royal (Princess Anne) was the Queen's second child and only daughter. She is married to Vice Adm Timothy Laurence. She has two children with her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips: Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall

•The Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Edward) was the Queen's youngest child. He is married to the Duchess of Edinburgh (Sophie Rhys-Jones). They have two children: Lady Louise and James, Earl of Wessex

•The Duke of York (Prince Andrew) was the Queen's second son. He has two daughters with his former wife, the Duchess of York (Sarah Ferguson): Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Prince Andrew stepped down as a "working Royal" in 2019 after a controversial BBC Newsnight interview about allegations that he had sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre. In February 2022, he paid an undisclosed sum to settle the civil sexual assault case Ms Guiffre had brought against him in the US

The order of succession sets out which member of the Royal Family takes over as monarch when the existing one dies or abdicates. First in line - the heir to the throne - is the monarch's eldest child.

Royal succession rules were amended in 2013 to ensure that sons would no longer take precedence over their older sisters.

King Charles's heir is his elder son, the Prince of Wales.

William's eldest child Prince George is second-in-line to the throne, and his daughter Princess Charlotte is third. Her younger brother Prince Louis is fourth and Prince Harry is fifth.

A YouGov opinion poll commissioned by BBC One's Panorama programme, ahead of the Coronation, suggested broad support for keeping the monarchy, with 58% preferring it to an elected head of state - which was supported by 26%.

But, below the headline figures, the poll highlighted how attitudes differ across age groups. In particular, the monarchy seems less popular among young people.

While over-65s were the most likely to be supportive at 78%, 18-24-year-olds were the least likely. Only 32% backed the royals.

This younger group was more likely, at 38%, to prefer an elected head of state, although the remaining 30% didn't know. In addition, 78% of the younger age group said they were "not interested" in the Royal Family.

•How popular is the monarchy under King Charles?

•Does Scotland want its kilted king?

The King and Queen's official residence, Buckingham Palace, is having a 10-year £369m refurbishment. In the meantime, they continue to split their time between Clarence House in London and Highgrove in Gloucestershire.

Other Royal residences include Windsor Castle, Sandringham, in Norfolk, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh, and Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeenshire.

In August 2022, the Prince and Princess of Wales moved from Kensington Palace in west London to live in Adelaide Cottage, on the Windsor Estate.

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