With the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth on Thursday, Charles has finally become king of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms, ending a wait of more than 70 years - the longest by an heir in British history.
Britain's Prince Charles meets local community groups after meeting volunteers and supporters of Caithness food bank at Carnegie Library in Wick, Scotland on July 29, 2022. - Andrew Milligan / Pool via ReutersLONDON - With the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth on Thursday, Prince Charles has finally become king of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms, ending a wait of more than 70 years - the longest by an heir in British history.
They argue he is thoughtful and concerned about his fellow Britons from all communities and walks of life. His Prince's Trust charity has helped more than one million unemployed and disadvantaged young people since its launch almost 50 years ago. Just 3 when he became heir apparent after his mother became queen in 1952, Charles's upbringing was always different from previous future monarchs.
During his studies he was formally crowned Prince of Wales, the title traditionally held by the heir to the throne, at a grand ceremony in 1969, having spent nine weeks at a Welsh university where he said he faced almost daily protests from nationalists.Like many royals before him, he joined the armed forces, initially with the Royal Air Force in 1971 and later with the Navy, rising through the ranks to command the minesweeper HMS Bronington, before ending active service in 1976.
On leaving the Navy in 1976 he searched for a role in public life as there was no clear constitutional job for the heir, saying he had to"make it up as you go along". All initially seemed well, and sons William and Harry were born in 1982 and 1984 respectively. But behind the scenes, the marriage had problems and Diana blamed Camilla for its eventual breakdown in 1992, famously saying in a TV interview:"there were three of us in this marriage".
However, the shadow of Diana remains, and her life continues to enthrall the public. In recent years, she has been the subject of a major film and Broadway musical, while the couple's relationship was at the centre of hit Netflix drama"The Crown".With tabloids poring over his relationships, it is unsurprising that his dealings with the media have often been testy and he has made no secret of his contempt for the paparazzi.
But by actions such as founding the Duchy Originals brand to promote organic food, and saying he talked to his plants and shook hands with trees when he planted them, some media labelled him a crank who would rather be a farmer than a prince. The criticism has eased in recent years with newspapers instead turning their ire on his son Harry, but it has not gone away.
"Why do you think I've done all this for all these years?" he said in a 2021 TV interview about climate change."Because I minded about, and always have done, the next generation." "I would have been a blinding idiot if I hadn't paid some attention to this sort of thing. I remember thinking I'm sure there's something I can do to help," he said.
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