King Charles III: Seven Fun Facts about New British Monarch

VIVA – After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles as the first child of the queen become the new British Monarch. King Charles III took a long time to become king, at the age of 73 years.

King Charles III officially became king on September 8, 2022. He become the longest-serving crown prince in the history of the United Kingdom and holds the title of Prince of Wales for the longest.

Here are some facts about King Charles III as the new king of Great Britain.

1. The Third King of England to Use the Name 'King Charles'

The ruler of England under the name King Charles began with King Charles I who succeeded his father James I in 1625 as King of England and Scotland.

Then followed by King Charles II who was king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660 until he died in 1685. It was only in 2022 that King Charles III replaces his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

The new King was born on November 14, 1948, and was already 73 years old. Before being proclaimed the new king of England, Charles was the longest-serving heir to the throne and the oldest monarch to receive his ascension to the throne.

Charles once built a town called Poundbury. The city of Poundbury is the name of a city located in Dorchester, England.

Charles wanted the city to be a blend of traditional architecture and modern urban planning because he has a long history of interest in urban planning and development.

Charles became the first heir to the throne to be divorced. As known, his marriage to Princess Diana Spencer ended in 1996. Then a year later, Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris.

As a result, Prince Charles was exempted from restrictions on remarriage by the Church of England, although Camilla Parker Bowles and Prince Charles were legally married in 2005 after the law was set in 2002.

It turns out that the father of Prince William and Prince Harry is a painter. It is known that King Charles created watercolor landscapes and since 1997, sales of his art have generated nearly $3 million.

His painting money was donated by the Prince of Wales charitable foundation. His lithograph can be sold for between $3,600 and over $21,000.

It turns out that the New King of England likes farming and gardening alone. He loves the environment so much that he owns the company Duchy Originals' which distributes ethically produced food and goods and is a proponent of organic farming.

He even modified his vintage Aston Martin to use bioethanol, which is made from excess British grapes.

Unlike Queen Elizabeth II or any other heir to the throne before Charles. King Charles III did not go through education at home but studied and studied outside the kingdom and became the first heir to the throne to receive a university degree. Charles attended Cambridge University in 1967.