It was never going to be easy to follow in his mother’s footsteps. She was the youngest monarch in almost two centuries – he’s the oldest person to assume the British throne. Yet what he lacks in youth, King Charles III makes up for in preparation. Charles (73), born Charles Philip Arthur George, was three years old when his mother became queen at the age of 25 after the death of her father, King George VI. “Queen Elizabeth was a life well lived,” he said in his first speech as king.

Source: The Guardian September 16, 2022 08:51 UTC