After Queen Elizabeth II’s death, Charles, her first child, has taken the throne and is now known as King Charles III.
The next king, who is 73, had held the title of Prince of Wales, which has historically been designated for future British kings-in-waiting, for the longest period of time.
Charles has been the first modern successor to the British throne in many aspects, including the fact that he attended school rather than receiving private tutoring at the palace and later completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Cambridge.
The ladies he has shared his public life with have had a significant role in shaping Charles’ life in various ways.
Finding a woman and bearing children was the boy-who-would-be-most king’s important responsibility from an early age.
Although there were clues of the problems that would arise right away, Lady Diana Spencer seemed to be the ideal match. He was 32, she was 20, and their wedding made international headlines.
Princes William and Harry were duly followed by two sons.
But it soon became clear to everyone that the royal couple wasn’t content with each other.
The tabloids dubbed them “The Glums” as more and more images of them revealed them to be distant.
Prince Charles frequently unintentionally portrayed himself as the villain for a greedy tabloid press in their highly public divorce drama.
Prince Charles is accustomed to navigating the political hierarchy on the other side of the Atlantic.
He has met every president of the United States since Jimmy Carter and has made at least 20 trips to Washington.
