![]() ![]() Charles and his sister, Princess Anne, were 21 and 19 at the time when they took an unofficial trip to Washington, D.C. But the summer before, her father was trying to play matchmaker with the future king of England. In 1971, President Nixon’s eldest daughter, Tricia, had the first outdoor White House wedding in the Rose Garden. However, according to the BBC, Charles chose to keep his name it was one of the earliest decisions he made after becoming king. And to some, Charles Stuart-best known as Bonnie Prince Charlie and for the Jacobite rebellion in Scotland that attempted to put him on the throne-was called Charles III. He was generally beloved, but was known as a philanderer who acknowledged at least a dozen illegitimate children. Charles I was executed for treason and the monarchy was briefly abolished because of his actions his son, Charles II, spent time in exile until the monarchy was restored 11 years later. And though the king has been the most famous Charles in the UK for seven decades, the previous two King Charleses did not go down well in British history. Many monarchs choose a regnal name (as popes do) that is different than their birth name, such as Charles’s grandfather George VI, who had been christened Albert Frederick Arthur George and went by Bertie for most of his life. People weren't sure if King Charles III would keep his name. Charles went from third to second in line to the throne when his grandfather died in 1952, but it wasn’t until 1958, when he was 9 years old, that he was granted the title Prince of Wales and its conjoining title, Earl of Chester. The title “Prince of Wales“ is only given to a male heir apparent, but it is not an automatic appointment. Though he was already the longest-serving Prince of Wales, he could have held the title for a few extra years if he’d been appointed earlier. Then-Prince Charles And Queen Elizabeth II / Fox Photos/GettyImages King Charles III was just 9 years old when he was officially given the title of Prince of Wales. Halton was off by over a decade: Queen Elizabeth II died when Charles was 73. “If his grandfather, the king, and his mother, the princess, both live the full span of life,“ Halton reported, “he may well be 50 or 60 years old before he ascends the throne.“ Newspapers reported he was “a lovely boy, a really splendid baby,“ but Matthew Halton of CBC Radio reminded listeners that the newborn wouldn’t be king any time soon. Princess Elizabeth was 22 when she gave birth to Charles Philip Arthur George on Novem(just six days before his parents’ first wedding anniversary). King Charles III was the first royal baby born at Buckingham Palace in the 20th century. Here are nine things you might not know about Charles, who became king after his mother’s death on September 8, 2022. And he even found time to do some landscape painting. ![]() He was just 3 years old when his grandfather, King George VI, died and his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, ascended the throne for her historic 70-year reign as the longest-serving monarch in British history.īut for all the very public events of the king’s life that have played out on the world’s stage (his marriage to and divorce from Princess Diana his decades-long relationship with Camilla, the Queen Consort his oft-strained relationship with his father), Charles spent years working behind the scenes to promote charities and fulfill his duties as a leading member of the royal family. King Charles III was famously the longest-serving heir apparent in British history.
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