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The former Prince Charles became King of England after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth.
According to royal sources, the new monarch will be known as Charles III.
Queen Elizabeth IIBritain’s longest reigning monarch, a beloved face and source of power for seventy years, died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She was 96 years old.
Charles ascended to the throne immediately after his mother’s death, in accordance with English law of succession. Soon after, he issued his first proclamation as king.
The King said, “The death of my beloved mother, Her Majesty the Queen, is the greatest grief for me and my whole family.
“I know her loss will be deeply felt by countless people throughout the nation, the realms, the Commonwealth, and around the world.” It will comfort and support you to know the respect and deep affection you held so widely.”
Queen Elizabeth II, longest-reigning British monarch, dies at 96
The new king’s coronation and first formal appearance as head of the Commonwealth are yet to be scheduled โ Charles will stay overnight in Balmoral with the rest of the royal family.
Charles Philip Arthur George, son of the Queen and Prince Philip, was born on 14 November 1948 at Buckingham Palace. The prince’s mother was 25 when she was declared queen when her father, King George VI, died in 1952, at the age of 56. Once the Queen took the throne, Prince Charles became the heir to the British throne as the sovereign’s eldest son.
UPDATE: Britain’s longest reigning monarch dies at Balmoral Castle in Scotland
Charles received the traditional title of Duke of Cornwall in 1337 under a charter from Edward III. and in the Scottish nobility the Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, Prince of Scotland and the Great Consul.
Charles was just four years old when he attended his mother’s coronation at Westminster Abbey in 1953. He sat alongside his widowed grandmother, Queen Elizabeth’s mother, and her aunt, Princess Margaret.
Photo: Queen Elizabeth over the years
The Queen and Duke decided that the Prince should attend school at Hill House in West London, rather than have a tutor at the palace. Ten months later he became a boarder at his Cheam School, a preparatory school in Berkshire. The Queen named Charles as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester when he was just nine years old. In 1962 Charles began his first semester at Gordonston, a school near Elgin in the East of Scotland where his father had previously attended.
In 1966, Charles spent two semesters as an exchange student at the Geelong Church of England Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia, at the backwaters of Timbertop. He entered Cambridge University in 1967 and Trinity College where he studied archaeology and anthropology. Later in his degree, he turned it into history.
In 1969, Charles was made Prince of Wales in a ceremony at Caernarfon Castle. Prior to the event, the prince spent a semester at the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth, where he learned how to speak Welsh. In 1970, Charles became a member of the House of Lords. In 1971, Charles flew to Lincolnshire’s Royal Air Force (RAF) Cranwell to train as a jet pilot.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her record-breaking rule as the longest-reigning British monarch
Following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather, and both great-grandfathers, Charles pursued a career in the Navy. According to the royal website, Charles joined the 845th Naval Air Squadron, which operated on the commando aircraft carrier HMS Hermes after he qualified as a helicopter pilot in 1974. In 1976, Charles took command of the coastal minesweeper HMS Bronington during his final nine months in the Navy.
In 1981, Charles married Lady Diana Spencer, now Princess of Wales, in St Paul’s Cathedral. The Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed sons Prince William in 1982 and Prince Harry in 1984.
In 1992, it was announced that Charles and Diana had agreed to separate, and the marriage was finally dissolved in 1996. Diana was still considered a member of the British royal family, but Kensington Palace continued to live in
Diana, 36, died suddenly in 1997 from injuries sustained in a car accident in Paris. At the time of her death, Charles flew to Paris with two sisters to bring her body back to London.On the day of her funeral, Charles was with her sons, who were 15 at the time and her 12. I walked behind the coffin to Westminster Abbey.
Queen Elizabeth II will become the second longest-reigning monarch in the world.
After Diana’s death, Charles asked the press to respect their children’s privacy as they tried to lead a normal school life. I accompanied my father on my engagement.
In 2005, Charles married Camilla Parker-Bowles. After the ceremony, she became the Duchess of Cornwall.
Charles’ father, who supported his wife for over 70 years, passed away in 2021 at the age of 99.
Today, Charles is a patron or president of over 400 organizations. His purpose supports the environment, global sustainability, opportunities for youth, education and faith.
On 5 February 2022, the Queen offered her support in making the Duchess of Cornwall Queen Camilla in a special platinum jubilee message. On the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, the monarch expressed her “her heartfelt wish” that Camilla would be known as “her queen consort” when Charles succeeded her to the throne. did.
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The Queen preceded the death of her husband, Prince Philip, who has supported the Queen for over 70 years.
Duke of Edinburgh, Britain’s longest-serving spouse, He passed away in April 2021 at the age of 99. Elizabeth and Philip lived her more than 70 years of marriage and had her four children Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.