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Saturday September 10, 2022 will therefore remain as the day of the proclamation of Charles III. The 73-year-old former Prince of Wales spoke again on Saturday after his televised speech the day before. He has been watching his mother’s work closely for years. He was programmed to become king.
The voice is assured and the tone is right. Friday, September 9, Charles III made his first royal speech. It is a function for which he has been preparing for 70 years, in the shadow of the queen. One of the last appearances with her mother dates back to June 2022, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, for the Queen’s Jubilee. In June 1963, in the same place, Charles was already at his mother’s side during her coronation. The crown prince was then not even 5 years old.
Charles was born on November 14, 1948 and knew from a very young age that he would be king. An obedient and sensitive little boy, he was sent to school at the age of 8, contrary to the tradition of the crown. At 14, he was sent to a boarding school in Scotland, with a very strict education. At 20, he was enthroned Prince of Wales by his mother, a function devolved to the Crown Prince. As per family tradition, he spent the next seven years in the army. In recent years, he often replaced the Queen in representative functions.