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May 3, 2023 · King Charles III, formerly known as Prince Charles, was born on Nov. 14, 1948 in Buckingham Palace. He is the eldest of four children from Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
May 5, 2023 · The coronation of King Charles III Saturday will be the culmination of a life spent in the eye of the public over whom he now reigns. Here are some photos that illustrate the life of Britain’s ...
Apr 28, 2023 · Charles III became king the moment his mother died in September. On May 6, he will be crowned in a coronation ceremony that further formalizes the British royal transition. Queen Elizabeth II took ...
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Charles Philip Arthur George was born to be king, and in many ways he has helped redefine the British monarchy. The longest-serving heir apparent in the country’s history, Charles often broke with royal tradition, and he was the first royal to grow up in the glare of an increasingly invasive media. In his inaugural address after becoming king in Se...
Prince Charles with his mother, Princess Elizabeth, in December 1948, about a month after his birth.
Prince Charles celebrating his third birthday with his sister, Princess Anne, and maternal grandparents, King George VI and Queen Consort Elizabeth, in 1951. The king would die the following year, making Charles the heir apparent as his mother became Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Charles (right foreground) arriving at the Scottish boarding school Gordonstoun with his father, Philip, duke of Edinburgh (second from left), in 1962. Philip allegedly hoped his alma mater would toughen up his sensitive son. Reportedly bullied, Charles later described his time at the school as a “prison sentence,” but he also credited it wi...
Elizabeth II placing a coronet on the head of Prince Charles during his investiture as prince of Wales on July 1, 1969. The BBC aired the ceremony, and an estimated 519 million people watched it on television.
Prince Charles after graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1970. The prince, who had studied archaeology and history, became the first royal heir to earn a university degree.
Prince Charles receiving helicopter pilot training in 1974. He served with the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976, when he left to become a “working royal.”
Prince Charles talking to Camilla Shand at a polo match in 1975. The couple had first met five years earlier, and they dated before eventually breaking up. Although Camilla married Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973, she and Charles remained close.
Princess Diana and Prince Charles returning to Buckingham Palace, London, after their wedding on July 29, 1981. The couple’s marriage would be turbulent, and it had a lasting impact on the British monarchy.
Princess Diana and Prince Charles following the birth of their first son, Prince William, in June 1982. In a break with royal tradition, William was born at a hospital (St. Mary’s in London). The couple’s second son, Prince Harry, was also born there, in September 1984.
May 6, 2023 · Discover King Charles III’s life in pictures on his 76th birthday. At 76 years of age, Charles was the oldest British monarch to accede to the throne, and the longest-serving Prince of Wales in history: prior to becoming King, he held the title for 64 years and 44 days.
Sep 11, 2022 · Charles was born on 14 November 1948 and will go on to be known as Prince Charles, until his mother's passing in September 2022, when he takes to the throne as King Charles III. 2 Smiling with his ...
Nov 14, 2022 · King Charles III, who turns 74 on 14 November, was the oldest incoming monarch in British history on his accession to the throne, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September. He follows in the footsteps of two 17th-century kings names Charles – so we return to the name and title over 300 years on.
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