KING CHARLES III COLLECTIONS

View the royal ceremony in pictures. Get full coverage from the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla which took place on Saturday 6 May.

King Charles III is the UK's head of state, head of the armed forces and head of the Church of England, and also monarch of numerous Commonwealth realms.

King Charles III was born in 1948 and became heir apparent at the age of three when Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne in 1952.

King Charles III was invested as HRH Prince of Wales by Queen Elizabeth II in July 1969 at Caernarfon Castle in Wales.

King Charles III is the British military's Commander-in-Chief and served in both the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. He began his military career in 1971.

Explore portraits of King Charles III, formerly known as HRH The Prince of Wales.

When Charles was HRH Prince of Wales, he married Lady Diana Spencer in July 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral in London, who then became HRH The Princess of Wales.

King Charles III, formerly known as HRH The Prince of Wales, married his long-term partner Camilla Parker Bowles in April 2005 to become HRH Duchess of Cornwall. The civil ceremony took place at Windsor Guildhall, followed by an official blessing by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

HRH The Prince of Wales became King Charles III immediately on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.

King Charles III led the nation in mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Charles was born in Buckingham Palace in 1948 - the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh.

Father to Prince William, HRH The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex from his marriage to Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales.

Charles is the eldest brother to HRH The Princess Royal, The Duke of York and HRH The Earl of Wessex.

Charles is the eldest grandson of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

King Charles III has established more than 20 charities over 40 years and is a supporter of causes relating to the environment, rural communities, the built environment, the arts, healthcare and education.