The 73-year-old grandfather of five will serve as the king of the UK and 14 other Commonwealth sovereign states.
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Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948)
King Charles iii
He is King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms.
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He acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022 upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II.
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He was the longest-serving heir apparent in British history and, at age 73, is the oldest person to assume the throne.
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Charles was born in Buckingham Palace as the first child of then-Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.