Charles III
Life and reign
The oldest person to accede to the British throne, at 73, after more than seven decades as heir. He was crowned in Westminster Abbey in May 2023 in a ceremony shorter than his mother's of 1953, the first coronation to be televised. He is also head of the Commonwealth.
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