text: when will prince charles become king of england?   after queen elizabeth dies, there is a cornation ceremony where they acknowledge the passing away of the queen and then they will crown charles as king of england. if he dies, the crown will fall to prince william, if he renounces or abandonds the throne; is murdered or dies, it will then fall to prince harry to become king of england provided prince william never marries or marries and has no offspring and dies.