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Around eight months after his accession to the throne, King Charles III. crowned on May 6, 2023 at Westminster Abbey. More than 2,300 guests were present when the Archbishop of Canterbury placed the Edwardian crown on the head of the new monarch. After 70 years of “God Save the Queen,” the British now had to get used to “God Save the King.”
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The rift with the younger of the two sons, Prince Harry, cast a shadow over the change of throne. Charles was well advised to remain largely silent about this affair: He emphasized that Harry and his wife Meghan would always be part of the family - and otherwise kept an elegant distance. This earned him a lot of sympathy from Brits loyal to the king.
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On Christmas Day, King Charles III visited. and Queen Camilla together with Princess Kate and the heir to the British throne Prince William (both in the background) attended a church service in Norfolk. In the hospital where King Charles III. was treated, Kate had an operation at the beginning of the year - the royal family did not provide any further information about the reason for the procedure at the time.
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Charles and Camilla on their first state visit, which not coincidentally took them to Germany. As his country's most important ambassador, the king first traveled to the most important neighboring European country - a visit to France had to be postponed due to the strike situation there.
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Charles' humorous greeting to short-term Prime Minister Liz Truss made headlines, greeting him at an audience at Buckingham Palace with "Are you here again?" Oh dear, oh dear. This would never have happened to his mother, the always discreet Elizabeth II. But the British took it with humor.
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During his state visit to Kenya, Charles III stood. under great pressure: In the East African country he was also confronted with British crimes during the colonial period. In the Caribbean in particular, more and more states have turned away from the Commonwealth, and many African countries are also increasingly grappling with the legacy of the colonial era.
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In an animal station in Nairobi, Charles strokes a small rhino: The current king is an eco-pioneer and has been committed to nature conservation since the 1970s.
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The British King honored the South Korean girl band Blackpink in November 2023 for their commitment to climate protection. The four musicians – Jennie Kim, Jisoo Kim, Lisa Manobal and Rose Park – are now members of the Order of the British Empire.
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Charles III was received with military honors. the US President in July 2023 at Windsor Castle. The meeting was the first meeting between the two since the coronation in May - only Biden's wife Jill attended as a guest.
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Visit to a hospice, where a little girl gave him a paper crown. An appointment like this is typical of Charles' daily commitments. The new king and Camilla did not do badly in their first year on the throne: they are considered unpretentious, humorous, hard-working and quite popular in Great Britain.
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