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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Danielle Campoamor

Inside the Moment King Charles Was Addressed As "His Majesty" For the Very First Time After Queen Elizabeth's Death

Queen Elizabeth II presents Prince Charles, Prince of Wales with the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honour during a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show on May 18, 2009 in London. .

On the two-year anniversary of the late Queen Elizabeth's passing, royal watchers, fans of the monarchy and history buffs are revisiting the moment her son, Charles, was referred to as "his majesty" for the very first time.

Back in January, biographer and Daily Mail contributor Robert Hardman released his most recent book, Charles III New King. New Court. The Inside Story. In the book, Hardman detailed the moment then-Prince Charles was racing to his mother's bedside, only to find out he was too late and was officially the new King of England.

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