King Charles III, the former Prince of Wales and now the first 21st-century king of the United Kingdom, ascended to the throne on 8th September 2022, the day of the Queen’s death, and proclaimed King on Saturday 10 September.
Britain’s first new monarch in 70 years was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London on 6th May 2023 where he prayed to be a ‘blessing’ to people of ‘every faith and conviction’, and serve his millions of subjects in Britain and around the globe.
“I come not to be served, but to serve,” Charles said in his first remarks of the ceremony. Charles has waited a long time for this moment and is the 40th and oldest monarch at the age of 74 to be crowned King.
