Elizabeth II’s eldest son waited 70 years to ascend the British throne
Heir to the British throne, Charles III waited over 70 years to finally become King of the United Kingdom. At the age of 73, he automatically assumed the crown upon the death of his mother, the Queen Elizabeth II96 years old on September 8, 2022. Almost eight months later, the coronation ceremony of King Charles III will be held on May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London, marking the first coronation of the British monarchy in seven decades.
A Life of King Charles III it was marked by ups and downs. The list of events includes a very public divorce with Princess Diana, mother of her two sons, Princes William and Harry; skintight skirts involving the English monarchy and even a notable role in environmental issues, long before the subject dominated political and social agendas.
See below controversies and notable events of the Life of King Charles III.
Birth and full name
Born November 14, 1948 in Buckingham Palace, London, on King Charles III he was the first son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. The couple had three more heirs: Anne, Andrew and Edward. Although he is known worldwide only as “Prince Charles”, his birth name is Charles Philip Arthur George.
already yours royal title is more pompous: “His Majesty Charles III, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and other kingdoms and territories, king, head of the Commonwealth of Nations, defender of the faith.”
Charles III he was also the longest serving Prince of Wales, a title which he inherited in July 1958 and which, upon his accession to the throne, passed to Prince William. As king, Charles III is not only ruler of the United Kingdom but also monarch of 14 independent states called the Commonwealth Realms as of 2022. This group includes countries such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The king is also the head of the Commonwealth, an intergovernmental organization made up of 56 independent countries.
Line of succession to the throne
Monarchy is a system of government in which the sovereign acts as head of state and/or head of government for an unlimited time, being replaced only by members of the royal family. TO English royal familyin particular, members must be baptized in the Church of England and the line of succession to the throne is inherited by the king’s eldest son or daughter.
Succession is defined by a set of laws. Among these are: The bill of rights (1689), the Constitution decree (1701) and the Act of Succession to the Crown (2013).
So, with the death of Elizabeth II, Charles III became king. In the event of the monarch’s resignation, abdication or death, the crown will pass to the first name in the line of succession, the prince William. Next in line are William’s children: George, 8, followed by Charlotte, 7, and Louis, 5.
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See the top 10 names in the line of succession to the English throne:
1) Prince William
2) Prince George (eldest son of William)
3) Princess Charlotte (William’s middle child)
4) Prince Louis (younger son of William)
5) Prince Harry (younger son of King Charles III)
6) Prince Archie of Sussex (older son of Harry)
7) Princess Lilibet of Sussex (younger than Harry)
8) Prince Andrew, (middle brother of Charles III)
9) Princess Beatrice (Prince Andrew’s eldest daughter)
10) Sienna Mapelli Mozzi (eldest daughter of Princess Beatrice)
University and military career
OR King Charles III he was the first monarch of the United Kingdom to enter the college. the late queen, Elizabeth IIand her sister Margaret were the last members of the royal family to be home-schooled by tutors.
The monarch studied at the famous University of Cambridgewhere he graduated with a BA in 1971. Charles III also spent time studying the Welsh language at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Shortly after his graduation from Cambridge, King joined the British Air Forcewhere he completed his pilot training, and later served in the English navy between 1971 and 1976.
Marriage to Princess Diana
Charles was married to Lady Diana Frances Spencer, daughter of the 8th Earl Spencer, on 29th July 1981. He was 32 and she was 19. The royal wedding was broadcast live and watched by 750 million people worldwide, making it one of the biggest events in the world. year. To this day, the wedding dress of Lady Di it is considered one of the most iconic of all time.
Shortly after the union, they had Prince William of Wales, born in 1982. Two years later, Prince Harry was born.
The union of Charles and Diana was marked by controversies and extramarital affairs, in addition to the constant harassment of the English press, especially the local tabloids which also spread the audio of an intimate bond between Charles III and Camillain 1993. On the eve of going to the altar, for example, Diana he would find out Charles III he was still in a relationship with Camilla, an old flame who wasn’t deemed ‘fit’ to be a future queen.
The relationship with Camilla is also the basis of one of Diana’s most famous phrases: “There were three of us at this wedding, so it was a bit crowded,” said the princess in the controversial interview with the program Panoramaby the BBC in 1995.
On the other hand, Diana would also have had extramarital affairs. The most famous was with the army captain James Hewittwhich would run from 1986 to 1992. It was rumored at the time that Hewitt would be the Harry’s real fatherbut the case would still have started two years after the birth of the prince.
In 1985, Diana reportedly became involved Barry Albert Mannakeeone of his bodyguards, who died in 1987. Some biographers define the Pakistani surgeon, Hasnat Khan, such as “Diana’s Great Love”. The two would be related for two years and end up a few months before the death of the princess.
The collapse of the royal wedding was described in the book Diana: Her True Storyby Andrew Morton. The Princess collaborated on the book by providing Morton with audio recordings of her telling her story about her.
After much controversy, Charles III and Diana they separated in 1992. The divorce, however, was made official only in August 1996. Diana died a year later, at the age of 36, from injuries sustained in a car accident in Paris. The driver of the car Henri Paul and then boyfriend of were also killed in the accident Dianathe businessman Dodi Al Fayed.
Marriage with Camilla
Charles III married with camilla on April 9, 2005, 35 years after they met. The civil and discreet ceremony took place at the Windsor Guildhall for just 28 guests. OR prince William he was the godfather. already the Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip did not attend the ceremony but did attend the official reception and benediction at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.
The journey to marriage was a long one. camilla she divorced Andrew Parker Bowles in 1995 after living apart for two years and having two children. The king formalized the separation in 1996, but the tragic e Diana’s sudden death the following year, he interrupted the couple’s plans to officially go public with the relationship.
Part of the British public did not accept the report Charles III and Camilla. Many harassed the now queen consort because of her extramarital affair with the king and Diana’s idolized image.
The relationship was also criticized by Queen Elizabeth II, who allegedly refused to attend Charles’s 50th birthday party due to Camilla’s presence. The two made their first public appearance as a couple only in 1999, during the birthday party of Camilla’s sister.
Gradually, the queen consort earned her place in the English royal family, until she officially married Charles III in 2005.
After their marriage, Camilla received the title of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, a way to preserve and respect the memory of Princess Diana, known as the Princess of Wales. Initially, Charles III’s wife would not have been known as queen consort, a title common to wives of monarchs who are not of the same royal lineage. She would only be known as the Princess Consort.
But Queen Elizabeth II publicly expressed her desire for Camilla to become queen consort when she addressed the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022.
“It is my sincere wish that when the time comes, Camilla will be known as queen consort while continuing his faithful service,” he said.
So the coronation ceremony of Charles III it also marks the coronation of Camilla as queen consort.
environmental activism
the interest of Charles III for sustainability issues it is old. Since the 80s he has been talking about the subject and adopting some measures, such as the publication of his own annual carbon footprintincluding unofficial travel, since 2007. The aim is to show the annual reduction of carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
About 90% of energy for home and office use now comes from renewable sources and almost half is generated from renewable sources such as solar panels, biomass boilers and heat pumps. The other part of the electricity and gas consumed is purchased from renewable sources.
At Highgrove, his former private residence, Charles III he even cultivated a garden that was open to the public. It also had a fully organic farm.
Another trivia about King Charles III: he drives the same car, a aston martin, for more than 50 years. The car has had engine modifications to also run on a blend of 8% bioethanol and 15% unleaded petrol, which can be fueled with recycled wine residues and whey used in the cheesemaking process.
Source: Terra
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