Charles immediately became King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
REPORTERS AT LARGE earlier reported that Buckingham Palace has announced the death of the longest-reigning British monarch, who ruled for seven decades and died on Thursday at the age of 96.
Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1952, after the death of her father, King George VI. She oversaw the last throes of the British empire, weathered global upheaval and domestic scandal, and dramatically modernized the monarchy.
The Royal family referred to Charles as King in announcing Queen Elizabeth’s death. However, the tweet referred to Camila as Queen Consort. II.
As heir apparent since the age of three, he has been the longest-serving heir to the throne in British history.
Upon becoming the sovereign, Charles can take any name for his reign as King. For example, King George VI’s real name was Albert. Two previous monarchs have been called Charles.
Charles had already taken on some of the Queen’s engagements this year as her health had become enough of a concern for her to cancel some of her commitments, including the State Opening of Parliament.
Both Charles and Prince William had been prioritizing the Queen’s diary over theirs. Both of them had been activated as Counsellors of State, where the Queen delegates her sovereign power for specific purposes, and they were obligated to be even more available for those duties.
