Following the sad death of the Queen at the age of 96, her eldest son has now become the ruling monarch of the UK and will be King Charles III with his wife Camilla, now Queen Consort. His Majesty has been heir to the throne since his mother became Queen in 1952, when he was just three-years -old.
Charles, who is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and the late Prince Philip 's four children, has spent his lifetime preparing to fulfil his royal destiny. In many interviews over the years, he has spoken about following in the footsteps of his mother and what he would be like as King of England.
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