He has authored or co-authored 17 books.Ĭharles became king upon his mother's death on 8 September 2022. An environmentalist, Charles supported organic farming and action to prevent climate change during his time as the manager of the Duchy of Cornwall estates, earning him awards and recognition as well as criticism he is also a prominent critic of the adoption of genetically modified food, while his support for alternative medicine has been criticised. In that vein, he generated the experimental new town of Poundbury.
He advocated for the conservation of historic buildings and the importance of architecture in society. He founded the Prince's Trust in 1976, sponsored the Prince's Charities, and became patron or president of more than 800 other charities and organisations. In 2005, Charles married his long-term partner, Camilla Parker Bowles.Īs heir apparent, Charles undertook official duties and engagements on behalf of his mother. Diana died as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash the following year. Charles and Diana divorced in 1996, after they had each engaged in well-publicised extramarital affairs. In 1981, he married Lady Diana Spencer, with whom he has two sons: William, Prince of Wales, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. After earning a history degree from the University of Cambridge, Charles served in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976. He was educated at Cheam School and Gordonstoun, and later spent six months at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia.
He was created Prince of Wales in 1958 and his investiture was held in 1969. Ĭharles was born in Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and was three years old when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, acceded to the throne in 1952, making him the heir apparent. Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.
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