After Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96, Prince Charles is set to takeover the throne. Here’s what you need to know about the new King of the UK.
Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday. And with that the curtains came down on a 70-year-old royal reign. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch took up the pledge of dedicating her “whole life” to public service on her 21st birthday in 1947. Following her death, the royal responsibilities will now rest on the shoulders of Prince Charles, her eldest son. (Image: Twitter/@ClarenceHouse)
For Prince Charles, who has been living in the shadow of the Queen almost his entire life, the moment of reckoning is finally here. While Twitter went ballistic with memes and funny GIFs about the royal finally bagging a job at the age of 73, the man himself has big shoes to fill, matching the Queen’s empathy and public service. (Image: Twitter/@ClarenceHouse)
At 73, Prince Charles becomes the oldest person to assume the UK throne. He will be the head of the United Kingdom and 14 other countries. And while no date has been set for his coronation, royal watchers expect it to be concluded in a month’s time. Charles’s second wife, Camilla, will now be known as the Queen Consort. (Image: Twitter/@ClarenceHouse)
Charles is the first British royal who was not educated at home by a royal tutor. He was educated at Hill House School in West London and Trinity College in Cambridge University. In 1970, he became the first British royal ever to earn a university degree. (Image: Twitter/@ClarenceHouse)
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