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At the age of 73, Charles III is the oldest person ever to take the British Throne, beating the previous record held by his great-great-great-great-uncle William IV, who was 64 when he took the Throne in 1830.

The Hamlet line quoted by the King King Charles III ended his first address to the nation with a touching tribute to his "darling Mama", and concluded with a line from Shakespeare's Hamlet: "May 'flights of angels sing thee to thy rest'." The quote comes at the end of the classic play and is...

Royals remain at Balmoral Castle Kirsty Wark reporting from Balmoral Castle A car carrying King Charles III's niece Lady Louise, 18, who is 15th in line to the Throne, arrives at Balmoral earlier tonight Remaining at Balmoral tonight is the Queen's only daughter - Princess Anne. Also here...

And she has a wicked sense of humour. During her Platinum Jubilee celebrations earlier this year, former Royal Protection Officer Richard 'Dickie' Griffin told this true story to Sky News about the time she came across two American tourists hiking in the grounds of her Scottish estate of...

Yeah. She's not an actual Queen or monarch, she just takes the title Queen. For some reason, the husband of an actual Queen is called a Prince (like Prince Philip) whereas the wife of an actual King is called a Queen, like Queen Camilla or Elizabeth II's mother Queen Elizabeth (not Queen...

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, now just an ordinary MP, today made a typical humorous Borisesque speech in the House of Commons honouring the Queen...

Charles will likely be very different as King as he was in all those decades as Prince of Wales, just as Johnson became far more serious and less clownish when he became PM. Charles now has the top job in the country and he'll take it seriously. It was the Queen, of course, who ensured that...

William and Kate named Prince and Princess of Wales During King Charles's speech earlier this evening, he announced his son William and his wife Catherine would become the new Prince and Princess of Wales. The King added the Prince of Wales title was one he had "been so greatly privileged to...

24 hours ago it seemed weird when people on the news were saying "the King" and "King Charles III". It also seemed like a fictional character in a book or movie. It just didn't seem real. Now, tonight, I'm just starting to get used to having King Charles III as Head of State.

What happens tomorrow? It's been an emotional day for many. The streets and the parks around Buckingham Palace, at Windsor Castle and Balmoral, have been thronged with members of the public, many bearing flowers and letters of condolence. So what happens on Saturday? At 10:00 BST, Charles...

King Charles III makes first speech to the nation as Sovereign

He's just finished making his first speech to the nation as King.

King Charles III wipes away tears as he returns to Buckingham Palace greeted by mourners

You're right - the monarch is supposed to be politically neutral and bipartisan publically - which is what Elizabeth II did well - whereas Charles has often written "spider letters" to politicians and other high profile figures airing his views on climate change and other matters. He cannot...

What's happening today? Today King Charles III will travel from Balmoral to London with his wife, Camilla, now Queen Consort. More details have yet to be confirmed, but here's what we can expect will happen throughout the day: The new King will hold an audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss...

Accession Council to convene for first time since 1952 to announce Charles III as King It is expected that Charles will be officially proclaimed King on Saturday. This will happen at St James's Palace in London, in front of a ceremonial body known as the Accession Council. This is made up of...

He's King now. He became King the moment his mother died. It's instantaneous.

Earlier this year, during her Platinum Jubilee, the Queen met another British icon - Paddington Bear...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky shared his "deep sadness".

MPs to take oath to King Charles III on Saturday MPs will have an opportunity to pay tribute to the Queen in the House of Commons tomorrow. They will sit from midday in a session that's due to last until 22:00. There'll also be a rare Saturday sitting this weekend, where senior MPs will...