King Charles III.. A scintillating personal life and a "revolutionary" vision to change the monarchy in Britain

LONDON 

- King Charles III is the longest-awaited to the throne since his appointment to the throne, due to the long reign of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

King Charles III - who bears the title "Duke of Wales" - went through many stations in his life, which made him the top of the world's attention, especially with regard to his personal life, as well as his attitudes towards many issues, because the Crown Prince often abandons the duty The reservation that surrounds the British royal family and prevents it from engaging in politics.

Here is the most important information about Charles III, the new king of the United Kingdom:

Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Palace in Scotland (Getty Images)

The educated and the military

Charles was born on November 14, 1948, the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II, and educated between Britain and Australia, and studied archeology, anthropology and history at the University of Cambridge, and is the first member of the ruling family to obtain a prestigious university degree.

He also succeeded in completing his military service, became a pilot in the British Air Force, and served for the first time in the army in 1969, and continued to serve for 7 years.

In 2012, Queen Elizabeth awarded him the highest military rank in the Air Force, Navy and Infantry, becoming Admiral of the Navy, and Marshal of the Land and Air Forces.

Charles is known for his interest in history, religions, engineering and youth issues, especially young people in difficult circumstances, and he supervises more than 400 charities.

Stormy personal life

With the beginning of his appearance in public activities, the prince began to arouse the interest and curiosity of the media, and his name was associated with more than one woman in the field of fashion and beauty, especially Camellia Shand, before he chose to marry Diana Spencer (Princess Diana), a marriage in which the Queen was said to have played an important role. It is against the will of her son Charles.

Then the tragedy will happen when Princess Diana will go out and talk about Charles’ betrayal with Camelia, and then the divorce will be announced between Prince and Diana in 1996, and a year later Princess Diana will be killed in a terrible traffic accident, and Charles will live the worst days of his life, due to the popular anger against him, and accusing him of being It was the cause of the unhappiness of Princess Diana, who left him two sons: William and Harry.

Charles will not enjoy stability after that until 2005 when he officially announced his marriage to Camellia, who became the Duchess of Wales.

new ownership

Despite Prince Charles' reservations about talking about his accession to the throne, many media reports revealed Charles' vision of the monarchy in the event of his accession to the throne to succeed his mother.

Charles plans to make the royal family smaller in number, and this means that the tasks assigned to a number of princes will be significantly reduced, with an eye on Prince William, who will become the crown prince.

Charles intends to give his son and his family greater powers and a greater presence, in a plan described by some as the "bridge" plan, meaning that Charles will be a bridge between Queen Elizabeth's period and the young William's period.

Charles wants to reduce the number of activities he participates in as a king, and he plans to give up residence in Buckingham Palace, and open all his facilities to the public in order to visit the palace, and will keep a small apartment in it.

The new king does not object to the secession of any of the countries affiliated with the British crown, as he has publicly stated, provided that this is done "quietly and without any grudges," adding that every people has the right to choose their own destiny;

Either it is royal or republican.

Also, contrary to the established practice, he announced his position on the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda, and considered that this government decision was wrong, inhuman, and incompatible with British values.

King Charles with his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth before her speech at the opening of Parliament in 2019 (Reuters)

Muslim friend

If anyone has extensive information about Islam among the royal family, it is King Charles, and this was demonstrated through his relationship with the Muslim minority in Britain, and many reports spoke of Prince Charles learning the Arabic language for a deeper understanding of Islam.

Here are some of his statements about Islam:

“The Islamic world is the custodian of one of the greatest treasures of wisdom and accumulated spiritual knowledge available to mankind.”

Speaking about climate change, Charles said:

“Islam has always taught this, and ignoring this lesson means failing in our contract with the Creator.”

During the campaign that was launched against many Muslim charities in Britain after the terrorist events at the beginning of the new millennium, Prince Charles was the first to donate to these institutions to give them immunity and legitimacy against the attacks that pursue them.