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Map of countries visited by Charles III on an official overseas visit. As Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Wales and later as King, Charles III has been one of the United Kingdom's most important ambassadors. He travels overseas as a representative of the UK and also undertakes tours of Commonwealth realms.
Charles was the oldest person to succeed to the British throne, at the age of 73. The previous record holder, William IV, was 64 when he became king in 1830. [130] Charles gave his first speech to the nation at 6 pm on 9 September, in which he paid tribute to his mother and announced the appointment of his elder son, William, as Prince of Wales ...
Since acceding to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms in 2022, King Charles III has been responsible for receiving state and official visits. King Charles welcomed the Emir of Qatar and his wife Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad Al Thani during a state visit held in December 2024.
Charles III, the reigning sovereign of each of the realms since 2022. There are currently 15 Commonwealth realms scattered across three continents (nine in North America, five in Oceania, and one in Europe), with a combined area of 18.7 million km 2 (7.2 million sq mi) [note 1] (excluding the Antarctic claims which would raise the figure to 26.8 million km 2 (10.3 million sq mi)) and a ...
King Charles III in 2023. King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and his wife Queen Camilla made a state visit to Kenya from 31 October to 3 November 2023, hosted by the President of Kenya William Ruto and his wife, Rachel. [1] The visit marked Charles's first visit to a Commonwealth country since becoming ...
Reconciles a longstanding feud between King Charles VII of France and Philip, Duke of Burgundy. Peace of Brześć Kujawski: Ends the Polish–Teutonic War (1431–35). 1441 Treaty of Copenhagen (1441) [note 24] Christopher of Bavaria crushed a great peasant rebellion in Northern Jutland; Baltic Sea is opened to Dutch traders. 1443 Treaty of Gyehae
Charles III became king immediately upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at 15:10 BST on 8 September 2022. He was proclaimed king by the Accession Council on 10 September, [2] which was followed by proclamations in other Commonwealth realms. [3] Charles's wife Camilla became queen consort. [4]
The King and President Macron at the SV Climate and Nature Finance Mobilisation Forum at the Natural History Museum, Paris. In the afternoon, The King and Queen visited Saint-Denis, the home of the Rugby World Cup village, as France hosts the Rugby World Cup and Paris prepares to host the Olympics and Paralympics next year. The visit celebrated ...