King Charles appoints new British Prime Minister for the third time in less than two years.

King Charles has appointed a new British Prime Minister for the third time in his less than two-year reign.

On Friday, July 5, the King installed Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the British Labour Party, as Prime Minister, inaugurating the new government following the party's landslide victory in the general election.

Although members of the royal family do not vote in British elections and do not profess their personal political beliefs, according to the British Parliament, it is tradition for the monarch to meet with the outgoing prime minister before formally meeting the leader of the incoming government.

During the brief period between meetings, certain executive powers are granted to the monarch, in this case the king, who invites the new prime minister to lead the government.

To formally appoint a new prime minister, the King simply "asks the new prime minister to form a government," the parliamentary website explains. And it is traditional for the new prime minister to simply reply: "Yes."

The royal family posted a photo on Instagram of a meeting between King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer, showing the two shaking hands.

"The King had an audience with Sir Keir Starmer MP today and asked him to form a new government," the royal family captioned the post.

"Sir Kier has accepted His Majesty's offer and has been appointed Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.

The monarch can technically dismiss a prime minister appointed by the people, but according to Cabinet Manuel, that power has not been used since 1834 and is "regarded as having weakened the monarch."

"In modern times," Manuel explains, "the convention is that the monarch should not be involved in party politics.

The monarch has previously announced that he will step back from his royal duties and stay out of the public eye while the UK is in the midst of a general election, partly to maintain the tradition of not getting involved in political matters or taking any action that could affect the election.

On July 4, British citizens voted all 650 members of the House of Commons to elect the Labour Party as the majority party to lead the government.

While it is not strictly illegal for members of the royal family to vote, the royal family has historically not voted in elections. In fact, Meghan Markle made royal family history by voting in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

"Meghan was an American long before she was royalty," a source told Page Six at the time." No matter where she lives, she will never not vote in this election."