King Charles III(born 14 November 1948) ascended the throne after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth on 8 September 2022. He was formerly referred to as the Prince of Wales. Queen Consort Camilla is King Charles III second wife - he remarried in 2005 after the death of Princess Diana...
King Charles is the first British monarch to be a qualified diver. He first began scuba diving in the 1970s and has explored many shipwrecks over the years. Pictured: King Charles preparing to see the Tudor shipwreck which sank in the solent in 1545. ...
The fateful end of Charles I in 1649 was England's only instance of regicide by its people. The controversial 17th-century monarch defied Parliament and ...
King Charles VI was crowned King of France in 1380, at just eleven years old. Can you imagine being crowned king at 11? That’s craziness in itself. Read more facts ofKing Charlesfrom this article. He used to be known as Charles the Well-Loved as people adored him. But as with King...
From music that's featured in every coronation since 1727, to the traditional way the day ends, here are some little-known facts about the coronation.
Join National Geographic Kids as we get the lowdown on one of our planet’s most fascinating insects in our ten facts about honey bees! Facts about honey bees 1. Honey bees are super-important pollinators for flowers, fruits and vegetables. This means that they help other plants grow!
Learn more about our review process. Actress, activist, entrepreneur — she may be best known as the Duchess of Sussex now, but before she married Prince Harry and became mother to baby Archie, Meghan Markle led an accomplished, busy life in her own right (Prince Harry may have just ...
King Charles the Second aimed at the subversion of the government, but concealed his designs under a deep hypocrisy; a method which his predecessor, in the beginning of his reign, scorned to make use of. The father, who affected a high and rigid gravity, discountenanced all barefaced immoral...
Ever the strong, decisive man, Prince Philip pushed Charles to make up his mind about Diana. In 1981, Philip apparently even wrote to his son, demanding Charles either propose to the poor girl or else break it off forever. Feeling the pressure from dear old dad, Charles and Diana married...
15. Elizabeth became queen when King George VI died in February 1952. 16. In 1953, Elizabeth II attended her first football match (FA Cup Final). 17. Elizabeth had four children (Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward). ...