King Charles III
Charles (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the heir apparent as well as Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay from 1952 to his ascension in 2022 and was both the oldest and the longest-serving heir apparent in British history. He is the longest-serving Prince of Wales, having held the title since July 1958. Upon the death of his father on 9 April 2021, Charles also inherited the title of Duke of Edinburgh.
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| Full name at birth | Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor
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| Claim to fame | King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms.
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| Date of birth | 14 November 1948
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| Place of birth | Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, UK
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| Occupation | King of the United Kingdom
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| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm)
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| Weight | 130 lbs (59 kg)
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| Medical condition | Cancer
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| Shoe size | 9
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Residence | Buckingham Palace, London
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| Net worth | $100,000,000 USD
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| University | Trinity College, Cambridge
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- Has been a fan of Peter Sellers since "The Goon Show". In 1975, after he had seen The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) in Montreal, he wrote to Sellars that he'd laughed so hard he had wet the dress of the woman in the next seat.
- September 2001: Attended the Royal Premiere of Moulin Rouge! (2001) alongside Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor.
- He took his seat in the House of Lords in 1969, when he was 21, but could have sat in Parliament from the age of three-and-a-half. Only Dukes of Cornwall (always eldest sons of the sovereign) have this right to sit at any age.
- Speaks Welsh.
- Nephew of Princess Margaret.
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26 Jul 1958Age: 9
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29 Jul 1981Age: 32Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London, United Kingdom. It was watched by an estimated global television audience of 750 million people.
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