A new UK monarch: After Elizabeth II, what to expect from King Charles III

King Charles III is the oldest person to become a new monarch. He has been preparing for the crown since he was four years old, when his mother Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the crown

King Charles III, previously known as Prince Charles, is the new monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth nations. He ascended to the throne after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II's, demise on September 8. King Charles III is the oldest person to become a new monarch. He has been preparing for the Crown since he was four years old when his mother ascended the Crown in 1953.