By the age of 73, it could be argued that the new King has already completed, as Prince of Wales, a career of duty and service of such length that he should be looking forward to a few years of well-earned rest. Yet he has just begun what is his greatest challenge. Not, as some have suggested, the role he has been “waiting for” all his life; rather the job he was ready to do when the time came.
Nothing has been left to chance: all the long-established succession plans will now be put into action. The royal household is organised along military lines, with plans agreed months in advance by a close-knit team of advisers and staff. Accordingly, the new King’s life will be
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