King Charles III succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth II on the British throne after her death on Sept. 8 last year, becoming king of not just the United Kingdom, but also Australia, Canada, New Zealand and 11 other countries. Under the British constitution, a sovereign succeeds to the throne the moment his or her predecessor dies, before being proclaimed to the people, so there is no interregnum. The rules, most of which date back hundreds of years, mean the crown passes to the monarch's eldest child, and the line is then dictated by birth order and closeness to the existing sovereign.
It’s been 26 years since Princess Diana, the glamorous mother of Princes William and Harry, died at the age of 36 in Paris car crash on August 31 in 1997.Now, all eyes are on Harry and.
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an eruption back in 2018 killed more than 200 people. buckingham palace has released an image of king charles first christmas card since the death of his mother queen elizabeth. the card features charles and his wife camila at the games in scotland. the photo was taken on september 3rd when he was still prince charles. his mother, queen elizabeth, died less than a week later and charles ascended to the british throne. and thanks so much for joining us this hour. i m rosemary church. we ll be back with more news after a short break. do s stay with us.