When Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Sept. 8, she was 96 years old, ending a 70-year reign.
King Charles III, the eldest son, ascended the throne. is the new head of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth countries after serving as the crown prince for the longest time in British royal history. As a result, 73-year-old Charles III became the oldest reigning monarch in British history.
Charles III, full name Charles Philip Arthur George, was born at Buckingham Palace on November 14, 1948, the 12th year of King George’s reign. J VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II.
When he was only three years old, he automatically became the number one crown prince. After Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1952.
Charles III’s upbringing was different from previous kings. which was educated by a private tutor But Prince Charles was enrolled in a general education at school in London Then studied history at the University of Cambridge. and was the first British royal heir to receive a university degree.
For the life of the first marriage with the late Princess Diana. Prince Charles Her royal wedding to Princess Diana in 1981 was televised around the world. which has more than 750 million viewers and later Princess Diana He had two sons, Prince William. and Prince Harry
Simon Miles/Allsport/Getty Images/Hulton ArchiveDiana, Princess of Wales
Until Princess Diana came out to say that her marriage was “the three of us”, with Camilla Parker Boles involved. This brought the end of Charles and Diana’s marriage in 1992 and eventually. Prince Charles and Princess Diana They divorced in 1996 before the tragedy Princess Diana car accident Died in Paris in 1997
In 2005, Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Boles, who divorced her ex-husband in 1995, becoming the focus of the public.
Even at the beginning of her marriage, Camilla Parker Boles promised not to assume the title of queen. Camilla was more recognized and honored. with a simple style that is friendly to the public Makes Queen Elizabeth II have the current order in the royal ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne in February this past. “Hopefully Camilla will be crowned queen. alongside Prince Charles when he reigned”
Thus Camilla became the Queen Consort of King Charles III.
Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty ImagesKing Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom A public tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II outside Buckingham Palace, London, Sept. 9, 2022.
That Prince Charles, whose full name was Charles Philip Arthur George, could choose one of the four names and have chosen the name Charles III. The story is quite interesting because there is a British king named John was so “famous” that no English king had chosen to be John II for 806 years.
It is therefore interesting to study how famous these two Charles, who had not chosen this name by any English king for 337 years.
Charles I was King of England, Scotland and Wales of the Stuart dynasty from 1625 until his beheading in 1649 (1649). because he was accused of being a tyrant in an absolute monarchy Due to his own taxation without the approval of Parliament, but in 1660 Charles I was honored as “Saint Charles Stuart” by the Church. of England
Charles I of England, Scotland and Wales
Charles II, the son of King Charles I, was invited by the British to return as the British monarch in what was known as “Restoration of the British Royal Family” in 1660 after the Republican government under Richard Cromwell fell in 1659, because Cromwell’s reign was too religious. The entertainment was so limited that there was almost no play and the clothing style forced the use of black and white as the basis. The British eventually rejected a Cromwell-like republic.
King Charles II is famous for being the “The King of Pleasures”, referring to the joyful life of his royal court, possibly the result of long periods of suppression under Oliver’s rule. Cromwell and the Puritans
King Charles II of England and Scotland
Towards the end of Charles II’s reign, Parliament dissolved in 1679 (1679) and ruled without parliament until his death on February 6, 1685. )
His younger brother, King James II, succeeded him without a parliament until eventually he was born. “The Glorious Revolution” took place in 1688, which ultimately paved the way for British parliamentary democracy.
Interestingly, for the two Charles 337 years ago, Charles III came into existence in 2022.