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Charles III: Media
king of the United Kingdom
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The newly crowned Charles III holding a sceptre and an orb, Westminster Abbey, London,...
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Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth II) and Philip, duke of Edinburgh, with Prince...
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Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth II) with Prince Charles (later Charles III),...
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Prince Charles (later Charles III) with his parents, Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth...
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Prince Charles laughing with his fiancée, Lady Diana Spencer, outside Buckingham...
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Charles, prince of Wales, and Diana, princess of Wales, returning to Buckingham Palace...
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Prince Charles (later Charles III) and Princess Diana on the grounds of Balmoral...
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The prince and princess of Wales with their newborn son Prince William outside St....
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles (later Charles III) visiting Newcastle during their...
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Charles, prince of Wales (later Charles III), with his second wife, Camilla, duchess...
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Prince Charles (later Charles III) with Camilla, duchess of Cornwall (later queen...
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Prince Charles (later Charles III) visiting a rainforest in Cameroon, 1990.
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Prince Charles (later Charles III) and Camilla, duchess of Cornwall (later queen...
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The British royal family watching the Trooping the Colour from the balcony of...
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Prince Charles (later Charles III) during the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military...
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Charles III delivering his inaugural address on September 9, 2022, a day after the...
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Charles III (centre) joining his siblings in a vigil around Elizabeth II's coffin...
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Charles III meeting with Prime Minister Liz Truss at Buckingham Palace, London, September...
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Charles III speaking to well-wishers in Glasgow, Scotland, October 2022.
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Charles III greeting people at York Minster for the Maundy Thursday service, York,...
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Charles III (left) shaking hands with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, November 2022.
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Demonstrators holding placards reading “Not My King” as Charles III (foreground centre)...
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Royal family portrait, August 22, 1951. (From left) Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth,...
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Elizabeth II with (from left) Prince Charles, Prince Philip, and Princess Anne.
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On the balcony of Buckingham Palace are Elizabeth II and royal family members celebrating...
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(From left) Prince Charles (later Charles III), Prince Harry, Charles Spencer, Prince...
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla waving to the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham...
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Prince Harry (centre) walking behind Charles III and Princess Anne during the procession...
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Elizabeth II with (from left) Princess Anne, Prince Philip, Prince Andrew, and Prince...
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Princess Elizabeth with Prince Philip, Prince Charles, and Princess Anne.
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Map showing the route of Charles III's coronation procession, London, 2023. Between...
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Interactives
House of Windsor family tree.
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