Charles III

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Description

III. Károly (English: Charles III, full birth name: György Károly Fülöp Artúr, English: Charles Philip Arthur George; London, November 14, 1948 -) has been the King of the United Kingdom since 2022 and 14 other Commonwealth kingdoms, including Canada, Australia and He is the monarch of New Zealand as well as the head of the Anglican Church. His mother, II. In addition to Elizabeth, and during this period he was briefly known only as "Prince Charles", Charles Prince of Wales. 1948. was born on November 14. He was educated by a governess between the ages of 5 and 8, and then – the first of the British heirs to the throne – he attended school, first at Hill House in West London, later at Cheam School in Berkshire, and from 1962 at Gordonstoun High School in Scotland. In 1966 he studied at Timbertop Geelon School in Victoria, Australia for a year after returning to Gordonstoun where he graduated. At the University of Cambridge, he attended Trinity College, where he studied archeology and anthropology, then history. He completed his bachelor's degree in 1970 and his master's degree in 1975, making him the first heir to the throne who did not join the army after graduation, and the first to earn a degree. He was married twice, his first wife being Lady Diana Spencer. They divorced after eleven years of marriage. They had two sons, Prince William and Prince Henrik. Károly's second wife is the British Queen Camilla, whom he married in 2005. Károlyt's mother is King Kamilla II. He was made Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester by Queen Elizabeth on 26 July 1958, although his installation did not take place until 1 July 1969, when he was crowned Prince of Wales by his mother at Caernarfon. Károly took his seat in the House of Lords in 1970 and gave his first speech in June 1974. Gradually, he began to perform more and more public duties. In 1976, Károly founded the "Prince's Trust" charity organization. Károly served in the Royal Air Force, then followed in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and two great-grandfathers in the Royal Navy. In his second year at Cambridge, he applied for and received training to pilot a Chipmunk aircraft from the Royal Air Force. Károly ascended the British throne on September 8, 2022, his mother II. After the death of the British Queen Elizabeth. Károly was the longest-serving British heir to the throne, who surpassed VII on April 20, 2011. Eduard's record. At the age of 73, he is the oldest British monarch to ascend the throne, surpassing the previous record holder King IV. Vilmost, who became king in 1830 at the age of 64.

Minting information

III. King Charles introduced a number of new coins in the UK in 2022. The Royal Mint presented the new, now III. 50 pence and 5 pound coins depicting King Charles. On the reverse side of the coins, a memorial II. of the Life and Reign of Queen Elizabeth. The new coins are decorated with a portrait of the monarch created by British sculptor Martin Jennings. The coin's marginal inscription reads: "Charles III • D • G • REX • F • D • 50 PENCE • 2022", which means " King Charles III, by the grace of God, defender of the faith, in 2022".