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The Duke of Wales, the next in line to take the place left by Queen Elizabeth II, it was time to be the center of the British crown. However, during the last few months he officiated in place of his mother – afflicted by her declining health – and played a representative role for the United Kingdom in the international political community. A figure with a controversial youth, a low profile in adulthood and a pioneer in the fight against climate change.
On November 14, 1948, at Buckingham Palace, Carlos was born, the eldest son of -then- Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. However, quickly, his life was marked under the label of ‘heir to the throne’.
When he was just three years old, his grandfather King George VI died at the age of 56 in 1951 and his mother was proclaimed Queen Elizabeth II. He is the member of the Royal Family, in all history, who has waited the longest to be monarch of the United Kingdom and the other related territories.
During these last 71 years, Carlos forged a controversial figure during his youth, accumulating controversy over his relationship with Princess Diana and Camilla Parker Bowles (the Duchess of Cornwall).
In contrast, in his maturity he has kept a low profile and honored his British representative role in political events and by sponsoring more than 400 major charities.
In recent months, the Duke of Wales has played the role of Monarch replacing Elizabeth II in specific events -such as the opening speech of Parliament in 2022- or on political tours such as in the last Commonwealth when the long-lived queen could not fulfill her duties. labor due to health problems.
He has been the member of the Royal Family who most expressed his opinion on political issues. For example, he was against sending migrants to Rwanda.
Charles, the new British king, has publicly expressed and maintained a strong commitment to the environment.
When he was only 21 years old, he was ridiculed in the international political sphere for warning that the attitudes of human beings would generate a global crisis, fueled by the increasing use of plastic, cars and oil leaks in bodies of water.
His conviction established him as one of the most important personalities in favor of the fight against climate change. “In the ’60s, when I was a teenager, I cared a lot about everything that was going on. We have been too busy testing our world to destruction and have left everything to the last minute,” he noted earlier this year.
The particular youth of Carlos
His training included an itinerant education. He started school on English soil, in institutions in London and Berkshire, until at age 14 he entered Gordonstoun, an entity in the east of Scotland that the Duke of Edinburgh had attended in his younger years.
Although he graduated from Gordonstoun, he was previously an exchange student at a secondary school in Melbourne.
In 1967 he attended Cambridge University to study archeology and anthropology for a degree, though he later moved on to study history for the second part.
He was invested as Prince of Wales in July 1969, months after attending the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth.
As early as 1971 the Prince engaged in military training, receiving training from the Royal Air Force (RAF) to become a jet pilot. While in September of that year he embarked on a naval career, continuing the legacy of his father, his grandfather and his two great-grandfathers.
After six weeks at the Royal Naval College he saw service on the guided missile destroyer HMS Norfolk and two frigates. He graduated as a helicopter pilot in 1974, adding experiences in various naval squadrons.
His private life was plagued by controversies that eroded his figure with the public, especially because of his relationship with Lady Diana, who achieved popular acceptance far superior to that of the heir to the throne.
Together with ‘Lady Di’ he had two sons, Prince William -in 1982, Duke of Cambridge, next to Carlos in the line of succession- and Prince Harry -1984-. After a tense relationship, they made their separation official on December 9, 1992.
In 2005, Carlos married Mrs. Parker Bowles, his partner during his marriage to Princess Diana.
Now, under the name of Carlos III and after a long wait, the new monarch faces several challenges at a time of crosswinds and complexities for the United Kingdom.
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