Charles, Prince of Wales

Queen Elizabeth II dead: King Charles, previously the Prince of Wales, takes to the throne aged 73.

[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). ‘We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother. [here](https://metro.co.uk/how-to-subscribe-to-metro-news-notifications/). [ news page](https://metro.co.uk/news/). [Charles, Camilla and William travel to Balmoral to be with the Queen](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/charles-camilla-and-william-travel-to-balmoral-to-be-with-the-queen-17324817/?ico=more_text_links) [Find out more »](https://metro.co.uk/news-updates-newsletter/) [ Charles, the Prince of Wales](https://metro.co.uk/tag/prince-charles/), and her grandsons, the Duke Of Cambridge, [Prince William](https://metro.co.uk/tag/prince-william/) and the Duke of Sussex, [Prince Harry.](https://metro.co.uk/tag/prince-harry/) [ live blog](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/queens-health-latest-concerns-royal-family-gather-head-to-balmoral-16453313/) for the latest updates. Or you can submit your videos and pictures [here](https://metro.co.uk/submit-stuff/). [Buckingham Palace](https://metro.co.uk/tag/buckingham-palace/?ico=auto_link_news_P3_LNK1). [King Charles said in a statement](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/king-charles-makes-his-first-statement-after-death-of-his-mother-the-queen-17329422/): ‘The death of my beloved mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. [Prince Charles](https://metro.co.uk/tag/prince-charles/?ico=auto_link_news_P1_LNK1) is the new King and head of state of the United Kingdom and 15 commonwealth nations following the death of his mother.

Courtiers say Charles, 73, never wanted to think of accession as it meant death of beloved mother.

In 2014, one courtier who has known Charles for many years asked by the Guardian to suggest what kind of king he will be, said: “He will be true to his beliefs in his contributions. But with decades of active duty as the Prince of Wales behind him he will hope to rise to that task. They were joined at Balmoral by the Princess Royal, the Duchess of Cornwall, who is in line to become Queen consort, and the Prince of Wales. Charles will take over a role meant to represent stability in times of change, at a time of great political and social flux. In June he gave a very personal address to his “mummy” at a celebration of her platinum jubilee outside Buckingham Palace. Charles, 73, now King Charles, has been next in line to the throne for seven decades – by a distance the longest wait in the history of the British monarchy.

Charles is likely to be the "climate king." But he faces plenty of other challenges in the United Kingdom and abroad.

But as Newman said, a lot of this notion of the Commonwealth came from the queen herself: “Once she’s gone, I think this could unravel.” That could be destabilizing, at least in how Britain thinks of itself and its place in the world. [Global Britain](https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2021/11/britannia-chained-why-the-legacy-of-brexit-threatens-boris-johnsons-global-britain)” in the post-Brexit world, one where the UK reasserts its power and influence apart from the European Union. As experts said, Queen Elizabeth invested in this role as leader of the Commonwealth, and in passing it on to Charles, indicated she wanted it to continue. But there is also a lot of historical reckoning that hasn’t really been done, especially when it comes to Britain’s imperial history and its involvement in the slave trade. “And therefore, yes, there is a duty to the nation and to the British people.” [is trying to establish its position in the world](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/global-britain-an-american-review/) in the aftermath of Brexit. Charles is also taking over as the head of the Commonwealth, a disparate group of nations that are only connected through very loose ties to Britain. The so-called “Spider Memos” include everything from a passionate demand [to end the illegal fishing of the Patagonian toothfish](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/may/13/prince-charles-black-spider-memos-lobbying-ministers-tony-blair) to a call for more equipment for troops in Iraq. And of course, by reorienting the monarchy around this global issue, it is a way for the institution to stay relevant and maybe even necessary. In 2018, the queen also named Charles [the head of the Commonwealth of Nations](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/20/prince-charles-next-head-commonwealth-queen), which is the United Kingdom plus a group of 53 countries that have cultural or political ties to it, including as part of its former empire. “There’s another role that he’s carefully carving out for himself at the moment, and that is as this environmentalist king-in-waiting,” Owens said. “The reason the monarchy has survived is by constantly searching out new roles for itself,” said Ed Owens, a historian of the modern British monarchy.

After the Queen's death at the age of 96, here FEMAIL reveals exactly what kind of King the British public can expect the Prince of Wales to be.

The source said: 'The Prince of Wales strongly believes that these places have got to deliver something for the public beyond just being somewhere for members of the Royal Family to live. It is part of the Balmoral Estate, the Queen's favourite residence. Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, William's daughter and younger son, received their titles not by right but as gifts of the Queen, who issued new Letters Patent to that effect in 2013. Their spokesman at the time was even instructed to remind journalists of that 'fact'. The natural progression after this is for King Charles to hold his coronation. Charles is expected to keep his beloved Highgrove as his family home. They took that decision safe in the knowledge that Archie would become a Prince in due course. James’ Palace and the Royal Exchange in the City of London. The Queen’s burial in Windsor Castle will take place later. James’ Palace to proclaim King Charles the new sovereign. Her son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, is now King. A proclamation of King Charles’ accession will then be read at St.

King Charles III ascended to the throne upon his mother Queen Elizabeth's death this afternoon.

[Emily Burack](https://www.emilyburack.com/) (she/her) is the news writer for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, culture, the royals, and a range of other subjects. Follow her @emburack on [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/emburack)and [Charles will have to decide what he wants his regnal name to be](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a10021776/prince-charles-name-change-king/). It's as yet unclear when [Charles's coronation](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/a22500180/prince-charles-coronation/) will take place. Just as Queen Elizabeth [became monarch the moment her father, King George VI, died](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a40153143/queen-elizabeth-became-monarch-moment-queen/), King Charles, too, takes on the role as British monarch immediately. [Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g40197892/royal-family-platinum-jubilee-pageant-photos/), a royal fan told Kate, "You’re going to make a brilliant Princess of Wales."

At the moment the Queen died, the throne passed immediately and without ceremony to the heir, Charles, the former Prince of Wales.

The new King will take the coronation oath in front of the watching world. Charles has become head of the Commonwealth, an association of 56 independent countries and 2.4 billion people. But there is a declaration made by the new King and – in line with a tradition dating from the early 18th Century – he will make an oath to preserve the Church of Scotland. This will be made from a balcony above Friary Court in St James’s Palace, by an official known as the Garter King of Arms. It is an Anglican religious service, carried out by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Because of the preparation needed, the coronation is not likely to happen very soon after Charles’s accession – Queen Elizabeth succeeded to the throne in February 1952, but was not crowned until June 1953.

With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, her eldest son Charles, has ascended to the throne.

In 2015, Charles met with then-President Barack Obama for the second time during a three-day visit to the U.S. and I'm not just saying that," crediting Charles for having got "the whole thing going." "I suppose I have spent most of my life trying to propose and initiate things that very few people could see the point of or, frankly, thought were plain bonkers," he said in 2016. Biden praised the prince for his leadership on environmental matters and reportedly told him: "We need you badly… During former President Donald Trump's state visit to the U.K. "What moved me is his passion for future generations," said Trump. From early on, the boy-who-would-be-king's most essential duty was to find a wife and produce future heirs. He has continued to be a passionate advocate through his charity work for everything from environmental conservation, to community empowerment. But it became obvious to the world that the royal couple wasn't happy together. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world. [passing of Queen Elizabeth II](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-age-96-britains-longest-reigning-monarch/), her first son Charles has ascended the throne. "We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother.

Queen Elizabeth II died at 96 at Balmoral Castle. We look back when Prince Charles, Princess Diana and the royal family visited Palm Beach County.

He was released the next day, flew to Eleuthera in the Bahamas and returned to Wellington a few days later. In 1989, the Prince of Wales visited Florida to inaugurate the Windsor Polo and Beach Club. He had spent a rigorous afternoon on horseback on the polo fields of Wellington in 90-degree heat. Geoffrey Kent and the prince had been playing polo together for years and founded the Windsor Park Polo Team in England in 1987. [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). There also was a flap over Patricia Kluge, the ball's co-chair, who resigned after it was revealed that, years earlier, she had posed nude for a British magazine. The polo club, 10 miles north of Vero Beach in Indian River County, was the brainchild of Geoffrey and Jorie Kent. Contact Lordi at 561-542-6249 or The prince returned to Palm Beach County in 1988. Following the inauguration of the new club in Vero Beach, Kent and the Prince of Wales played for the Windsor Park Polo Team at the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club in Wellington. [ Prince Harry, the younger son of Princess Diana and Prince Charles, visited Palm Beach County](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2016/08/13/between-prince-charles-harry-visits/7055670007/) to play a charity polo match at Valiente Polo Farm in [Wellington](https://www.palmbeachpost.com/neighborhoods/wellington/). In 1980, the Prince of Wales was admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital in

Now that Queen Elizabeth has died, as Prince Charles' ascends the throne to become King, he inherits the responsibilities and privileges of a consecrated ...

[Prince Harry](http://people.com/tag/prince-harry/) becomes fifth in line to the throne. The position of the Prince of Wales is traditionally reserved for the heir apparent and does not pass on to William until Charles formally bestows it, which may take several months. (Up until then, succession rules stated that the crown would pass to the eldest male heir and only to a female heir when there were no other male heirs available.) "That might seem like a minor thing, but it is a big victory for equality," Williams says of the amendment. [Prince George](http://people.com/tag/prince-george/), 9. (This is why there are no official photos of King Edward VIII with a crown, as he abdicated ahead of his coronation — a fact that was touched on in Netflix's hit series

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, has died aged ...

The last vestiges of Britain’s vast empire crumbled. She was also head of the 56-nation Commonwealth, which takes in a quarter of humanity, and supreme governor of the Church of England, the mother church of the worldwide Anglican communion. At home, Brexit shook the foundations of her kingdom, and her family endured a series of scandals.

At the moment the Queen died, the throne passed immediately and without ceremony to the heir, Charles, the former Prince of Wales. But there are a number of ...

The new King will take the coronation oath in front of the watching world. Charles has become head of the Commonwealth, an association of 56 independent countries and 2.4 billion people. This will be made from a balcony above Friary Court in St James's Palace, by an official known as the Garter King of Arms. Because of the preparation needed, the coronation is not likely to happen very soon after Charles's accession - Queen Elizabeth succeeded to the throne in February 1952, but was not crowned until June 1953. The King attends a second meeting of the Accession Council, along with the Privy Council. Although he is heir to the throne, Prince William will not automatically become Prince of Wales - that will have to be conferred on him by his father.