I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me. In his declaration to the Accession Council on September 10, 2022, His Majesty King Charles III stated:
On September 8, 2022, upon the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales accedes to the Throne and becomes His Majesty King Charles III. Visit the official website of the British Monarchy for more information. Learn more about past royal tours in Canada. His most recent visit, accompanied by The Queen Consort, was in 2022 to celebrate The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The King has been visiting Canada for over 50 years. The King, then Prince of Wales, and The Queen Consort, then Duchess of Cornwall, during the 2014 Royal Tour of Canada. The King and The Queen Consort made their first official visit to Canada as a couple in November 2009 and have returned regularly since then. A prayer service and a reception followed at Windsor Castle.Īfter the wedding, Camilla Parker Bowles became Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall. They married in a civil ceremony on April 9, 2005. In February 2005, His Majesty announced his engagement to Camilla Parker Bowles. In 1997, Princess Diana tragically died as a result of a car crash.
In 1996, after a 4-year separation, the marriage was dissolved. Prince Harry, born on September 15, 1984.The King and Diana, Princess of Wales, had 2 children: On July 29, 1981, His Majesty married Lady Diana Spencer. While serving on HMS Hermes in Canadian waters in 1975, the King spent a week in the Northwest Territories. He qualified as a helicopter pilot in 1974 before joining 845 Naval Air Squadron, which operated from the Commando carrier HMS Hermes. In 1971, The King began a naval career, following in the footsteps of his father, his grandfather, and 2 of his great-grandfathers. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II invested her son, Prince Charles, in a formal ceremony in Wales on July 1, 1969. His Majesty became The Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester on July 26, 1958. He also learned to speak Welsh at the University College of Wales.
The young Prince attended 3 schools in Britain and spent 2 terms as an exchange student in Melbourne, Australia.įrom 1967 to 1970, His Majesty studied archaeology, anthropology and history at Cambridge University. In 1956, His Majesty became the first heir apparent to go to school rather than have a private tutor. Charitable work and military appointments.The young Prince became Heir to the Throne at the age of 3 when his mother became Queen in 1952. He is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. King Charles III automatically became Sovereign of Canada on the passing of his predecessor, Queen Elizabeth II.Ĭharles Philip Arthur George was born at Buckingham Palace on November 14, 1948. The King, then Prince of Wales, during the 2017 Royal Tour of Canada.Ĭanada is a constitutional monarchy whereby the Sovereign is Canada's Head of State.
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