King Charles

2022 - 9 - 8

King Charles III

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What to know about King Charles III, Britain's new monarch (CBS News)

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.

King Charles III has views and passions, but his first job is to reform ... (The Guardian)

He will be a very different monarch to his mother. He should use that to his and the nation's advantage, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins.

Charles is not young and is not the Queen. The British monarchy is a curiosity of history. Where the new monarch could unquestionably make a mark is in reforming the image of monarchy. There may need to be an heir to the throne, but an extended family need not enjoy – or more often endure – a publicity and lifestyle unknown to most royal families elsewhere in Europe. This may matter only in the margins of the constitution, in the dealings that a king has of constitutional necessity with his prime minister and with the machinery of parliament. He may be no more than conversing with the most powerful person in the land, but that in itself is a position of influence. The danger is the near certainty of leakage. The monarch holds a weekly audience with the prime minister in conditions of absolute confidentiality. In the event, he was well enough to recommend Lord Home as his successor, but this did not save the Queen from seeming to approve a secretive and oligarchic transfer of power. A different crisis arose when Boris Johnson in 2019 tried to involve the monarch in an [illegal proroguing of parliament](https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/sep/24/boris-johnsons-suspension-of-parliament-unlawful-supreme-court-rules-prorogue), to be overturned not by the monarch but by the supreme court. He knows that the nation has regarded the Queen as the apotheosis of constitutional monarchy. His entire life has been spent in the shadow of her performance, and he has been tutored at every turn in the role of the occupant of the throne.

King Charles is Too Political for the USA (POLITICO Magazine)

The moment Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday, Prince Charles became King Charles III. As Britain and 14 Commonwealth realms adjust to their new head of ...

— where “The Crown” was must-see TV and tens of millions tuned in to the royal weddings — this septuagenarian activist may break the spell cast so carefully and diligently by his mother. Much of this antipathy is a hangover from the highly publicized collapse of his marriage to Diana — who was much beloved in the U.S. [no law](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/queen-vote-general-election-2019-can-does-voting-rules-royal-family-explained-370067) stating that the sovereign cannot vote, the Queen stuck to convention and never filled in a ballot. “You can’t be the same as the sovereign if you’re the Prince of Wales or the heir.” This commitment to environmentalism and charity work is as impressive as it is politically incongruous: There’s the loud-and-proud progressiveness of his public efforts. “In England, the monarch lives in a palace but the Prime Minister lives in a townhouse on Downing Street. Indeed, the Queen took that head of state role “very, very seriously,” says Vaughn. Oyster-like in refraining from controversial comments, the Queen resembled a “blank slate,” adds Mcguire. One critical element of this appeal is the family’s “permanent celebrity” status. If Charles continues his activist work, he may stand to forfeit not only approval among the American public — already dented by memory of his 90s affair — but also American interest in the British monarchy as a whole. She met with 13 of the last 14 American presidents, and understood “the personalities, the idiosyncrasies of the current government,” according to Robert Traynham, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, who has studied the Queen and US.-U.K. public, despite the fact that Americans fought a war to free themselves from the tyranny of British rule two centuries prior.

Charles to Reign as 'King Charles III' (Newsweek)

There was some doubt over whether the royal would choose to adopt his own name or follow in royal tradition and select another such as George. Britain's ...

George and Edward had both been born Prince Albert, but when they acceded to the throne they adopted more English-sounding titles. His wife Camilla is now Queen Consort and "We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. Charles I is most well known for being executed after the royalists lost the English civil war. time, reading: ["The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.](https://www.newsweek.com/queen-elizabeth-ii-dead-worlds-longest-reigning-monarch-buckingham-palace-1586430) [Queen Elizabeth II](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/queen-elizabeth-ii), died on Thursday with an official announcement coming from Buckingham Palace at 6:30 p.m.

Britain's New Monarch Picks 'Charles III' for His Title as King (Bloomberg)

He has opted to use his Christian name, just like his late beloved mother Queen Elizabeth II. The new monarch could have followed royal tradition for many kings ...

What can the world expect from King Charles III? (CNN)

Following the death of his mother, Elizabeth II, Charles has ascended to the throne after more than 70 years as the heir apparent.

Her ability to steady a room has now become a national asset, as the wife of the country's head of state -- and symbol of stability. After the interview, I went with him to a drawing room where we were joined by Camilla as we waited for the cameras to get ready for some set-up shots. Charles and William came together personally and professionally when Prince Harry dispensed with his royal duties in 2020, leaving the remaining senior royals a much more compact group. Charles has spent his whole life preparing to be sovereign and has proved beyond doubt that he isn't work-shy. That prompted accusations that he was threatening the independence and impartiality of the monarchy. Dunsmuir thinks of Dumfries House, he said, as a "fantastic physical legacy to that work that will always be here and always remain." Charles has been outspoken on a whole range of sensitive issues from genetically modified crops to homeopathic medicines and architecture. Charles was a prominent backer of the 2015 Paris Climate Accord and discussed the subject with Donald Trump over tea in December 2019, as the then-president prepared to pull the United States out of the pact. The whole estate is buzzing with activity, and I could see what a thrill it gave him to walk around and ask questions of his staff. "His concerns about social issues in the community and ecological issues were all there and all that's happened is that he has got more and more involved and has had the time to do that." I was treated to tours of the estate, high tea, dinners and a spectacular bagpiping performance beside a roaring open fire. The coming days will be a time during which Charles both assumes his new duties and mourns a great personal loss.