Following the death of the longest-serving Monarch in the UK last Thursday, Charles III, 73, has become the new king in an official ceremony that took place at St. James's Palace in London near Buckingham Palace.
King Charles III's ceremony was attended by several Royal Family members along with ex-prime ministers as well as the newly-appointed Prime Minister Liz Truss, who took the office after meeting the Queen at Balmoral, where she was asked to form a government to become the 56th PM of the UK.
⚫ His Majesty The King was formally proclaimed King Charles III at the Accession Council held at St James's Palace.
⚫ In Windsor and Balmoral, members of The Royal Family have viewed floral tributes that have been left in memory of The Queen.https://t.co/hXIgRRjf3U— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 10, 2022
King Charles III is expected to spend much of the first days of his reign leading his country in mourning Queen Elizabeth II, whose state funeral will be held on Sept. 19 in Westminster Abbey, according to Buckingham Palace.
King Charles III, born on November 14, 1948, in Buckingham Palace, was the first child of then-Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Why was King Charles III, when he was Prince, learning Arabic?
— Cambridge Central Mosque (@CambCentMosque) September 10, 2022
He said it was so he could understand the Qur’an. How many people in parliament would do that? How many of us have done that?
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Shocking facts about King Charles III
- Charles III learned Arabic back in 2013
- Charles III was interested in the holy Qur'an
- Charles III was bullied at school as kids used to call him “fatty” and picked on his prominent ears
- Charles III longest-serving heir apparent in British history
- Charles III has a frog named after him
- Charles III published a children’s book titled “The Old Man of Lochnagar”
- Charles III survived an assassination attempt back in 1994 in Australia
- Charles III was slapped by a teenage girl during a tour
- Charles III tested positive for the coronavirus twice
- Charles III is a Burnley Football Club fan
