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May 3, 2023 · Here, BBC correspondents describe the mood in a selection of nations where King Charles is still head of state - and explore the chances of those countries replacing the monarchy any time...
Sep 9, 2022 · Charles, the longest-serving heir to the throne in British history, is now King. His apprenticeship as heir, lasting 70 years, has made him the best-prepared and oldest new monarch ever to take...
- Charles was born at 9.14 pm on Nov. 14, 1948, at Buckingham Palace, weighing 7lb and 6oz. His father, Philip, was playing squash with his private secretary at the time.
- Charles was close with his maternal grandmother — the Queen Mother — who encouraged his love of nature and art. At two years old, he would sit on her bed and play with her lipstick tubes, awed by the colors.
- She also encouraged kindness in Charles — including by sharing candy with other children and picking the weakest person first when choosing teammates for games.
- Charles became heir apparent at the age of three, following the death of his grandfather King George VI and his mother’s accession to the throne when she was 25.
- The Duchy of Lancaster: $820 Million
- Private Jewels: $670 Million
- Balmoral and Sandringham: $415 Million
- Race Horses, A Stamp Collection and Art: $190 Million
- Investments: $180 Million
- Rolls-Royces, Bentleys and Other Cars: $8 Million
The duchy consists of a private estate owned by the monarch that spans about 45,000 acres across England and Wales, ranging from castles such as Lancaster Castle to commercial properties in London's Savoy precinct. The estate provided Queen Elizabeth with profits of almost $140 million in the five years before her death, the Guardian noted. The ass...
A 94.4-carat pear-cut diamond will be featured in the crown worn by Camilla, the Queen Consort, in the coronation — representing just one of the jewels privately owned by Queen Elizabeth that are now among Charles' possessions, according to The Guardian. Together, the 54 privately owned jewels are worth about $670 million, the Guardian estimated. T...
Charles inherited Balmoral, the Scottish estate where Queen Elizabeth passed away last year, and Sandringham, an estate in Norfolk, from his mother. Balmoral, with 53,000 acres of land, is valued at $100 million, while Sandringham, which includes farmland and rental properties, is worth $315 million. Other royal haunts of the monarchy, such as Buck...
Queen Elizabeth owned about 70 thoroughbreds, which The Guardian valued at $34 million. The monarch also owns a stamp collection, called the Royal Philatelic Collection, which is considered one of the finest in the world, the newspaper noted. It includes rare stamps from Laos, Canada and other nations, valued at $125 million. Art by artists includi...
King Charles also likely has significant wealth in stocks and other investments, according to The Guardian. It estimates those holdings at $180 million, based on 1993 research into the royal family's shares of FTSE 100 companies. If the monarch had continued to hold those investments, they would be worth $150 million today, the paper said. Assuming...
The Guardian said it identified 23 cars at the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace and Sandringham, although not all of them belong privately to Charles. Among the privately own cars are a 1950 Rolls-Royce Phantom IV, one of only 18 made by the manufacturer, and which was bought by Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip before she was coronated....
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May 14, 2024 · The first official painted portrait of King Charles III since his coronation has been unveiled at Buckingham Palace. The vast oil on canvas shows a larger-than-life King Charles in the...
Jan 27, 2022 · Queen Elizabeth II has died, and King Charles III now occupies the throne. Here's what will happen now that Charles is king.
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King Charles III has unveiled the first portrait of the monarch completed since he assumed the throne, a vivid image that depicts him in the bright red uniform of the Welsh Guards against a background of similar hues.
