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The early life of Princess Elizabeth: from birth to accession as Elizabeth II
Author of Princess: The Early Life of Queen Elizabeth II, Jane Dismore looks at the formative years of the princess who would become the Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.
On 8 February , at St James’s Palace, London, the year-old woman who would become the Britain’s longest-reigning monarch made her accession declaration to her Privy Council. The Archbishop of Canterbury and her prime minister, Winston Churchill, were among those present who heard her address them clearly and firmly: ‘By the sudden death of my dear father, inom am called to assume the duties and responsibility of sovereignty.’ She promised ‘to uphold constitutional government and to advance the happiness and prosperity of my peoples spread as they are all the world over’ (Gazette issue ). The declaration was followed by the public proclamations of her accession all over Britain and in many parts of the Commonwealth.
The reign of
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Charles III
King of the United Kingdom since
"Charles, Prince of Wales" and "Prince Charles" redirect here. For other uses, see Charles, Prince of Wales (disambiguation); Prince Charles (disambiguation); and Charles III (disambiguation).
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November ) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms since [b]
Charles was born in Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and became heir apparent when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, acceded to the throne in He was created Prince of Wales in and his investiture was held in He was educated at Cheam School and Gordonstoun, and later spent six months at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia. After completing a history degree from the University of Cambridge, Charles served in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy from to In , he marriedLady Diana Spencer. They had two sons, William and
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The British Royal Family Tree
The House of Windsor as we know it today began in when the family changed its name from the German “Saxe-Coburg-Gotha” in the wake of the first World War. King Charles's great-grandfather, King George V, was the first Windsor monarch, and today's working royals are the descendants of King George and his wife, Queen Mary. Below follow the line of succession and explore the many branches of the family over which Charles now presides.
King George V,
The grandson of Queen Victoria—and great-grandfather to King Charles III—George V was born third in the line of succession and did not expect to become king. That changed after his elder brother Prince Albert Victor died in George ascended the throne after the death of his father in , serving as King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India until his death in
From left to right: Prince Albert, Duke of York, Queen Mary, Edward Prince Wales, King George V, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and