King Charles III, his fascinating life

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King Charles III Hold First 'Credentials' Presentation
20th October, 2022

"King Charles met several diplomats including the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, and the high commissioner of Pakistan to the UK, Moazzam Ahmad."

"Even though UK Prime Minister resigned on Thursday after a series of dramatic events, King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, Charles III held the first 'Credentials' presentation of his reign. During his first-ever credentials presentations, King Charles III met several diplomats including the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, and the high commissioner of Pakistan to the UK, Moazzam Ahmad Khan, at Buckingham Palace."

 

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Opinion: "King Charles III and my 1958 manhood ritual"
Paul Keane Oct. 17, 2022

"America may be a democracy, but it has royalty, too, fake royalty: the Queen of Daytime Television, the King of Pop, Prince and The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, and The Duke, both the cowboy duke and the jazz duke."

A promotional still from the American television series “Dallas” shows members of the Ewing family as they pose in front of their television home, the Southfork Ranch, Dallas, Texas, 1979.

"Here’s the American connection to royalty with “Dallas” and it is a connection pregnant with 1776 monarchy relationship history."

"When Larry Hagman, the actor playing J.R. Ewing on “Dallas,” was introduced to the 80-year-old queen-mother in Britain earlier in November 1980, even the queen-mother asked him “Who shot J. R.?” He replied politely “I’m sorry. I can’t tell you ma’am.”

"Luckily, no second revolution ensued from this polite American rebuff of British royalty. The queen-mother would have to wait like every other ordinary citizen. Television had become a democratizing instrument more powerful than Yankee muskets."

"I used to think of Queen Elizabeth’s son, who was four years younger than me. I’d grumble under my breath: “I’ll bet that kid will never push a lawnmower in his life.” And I was probably right.
In 2022, I can wish Prince Charles well as King Charles III at age 73. I still push my own lawnmower at age 77 up here on my Vermont hillside. I’d recommend it to His Majesty some time. It’s a great equalizer."(Read More)

LOL!! So who did shoot JR?

Kate Middleton and Prince William won't be out and about over the next few days.

"The new Prince and Princess of Wales, both 40, are expected to take a break from public engagements this week as their three children are off from school. Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, are currently off from classes at Lambrook, where fall half term began last Friday. After the short break, the siblings and their schoolmates will return to the classroom on a favorite childhood holiday — Halloween."

"Prince William and Princess Kate have previously scaled back their schedules during school vacations in order to spend more time with their kids. George, Charlotte and Louis enrolled as new pupils at Lambrook on Sept. 8, the same day their great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth died. Following the shock, the royal parents did all they could to support their grieving children and keep things as 'normal' as possible."

Beautiful picture! I just love British Royalty.

He was a cute kid.

 

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LOL!! So who did shoot JR?

"Mary Crosby, daughter of legendary actor, Bing Crosby, seen in a 2014 photo, starred as Kristin Shepard, the woman who shot J.R. Ewing on the nighttime series, “Dallas.” As many as 90 million viewers in the U.S. alone tuned to “Dallas,” Nov. 21, 1980, to find out who shot J.R."

 

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The young Prince Charles and Princess Anne of leave the Royal Yacht Britannia on their way to visit the lighthouse on Stornoway during a visit to the Western Isles of Scotland in 1956.

 

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More on Princess Anne's visit to New York​

The ferry’s runs around the clock making a five mile journey across New York Harbor between the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island, with ferry boats making the trip in about 25 minutes

Whilst in the borough she visited the National Lighthouse Museum in St. George

The museum is planning at $20 million expansion.

 

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King Charles III Appoints New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Buckingham Palace

"Four days after Liz Truss resigned as Britain's prime minister, King Charles III named the new official who will be taking on the role at Buckingham Palace."

"The king appointed Rishi Sunak as leader of the U.K. Parliament yesterday, after Sunak's success in the contest to lead the Conservative Party. It was the first time Charles, 73, formally asked a new prime minister to accept the position."

"The King received in Audience The Right Honourable Rishi Sunak MP today and requested him to form a new Administration. Mr. Sunak accepted His Majesty's offer upon his appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury," Buckingham Palace said in a statement after the meeting."

 

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"Mary Crosby, daughter of legendary actor, Bing Crosby, seen in a 2014 photo, starred as Kristin Shepard, the woman who shot J.R. Ewing on the nighttime series, “Dallas.” As many as 90 million viewers in the U.S. alone tuned to “Dallas,” Nov. 21, 1980, to find out who shot J.R."

What has this to do with King Charles?

 

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What has this to do with King Charles?

If you go back and read post #693, you will find the connection.

Excerpt:
"Here’s the American connection to royalty with “Dallas” and it is a connection pregnant with 1776 monarchy relationship history."

"When Larry Hagman, the actor playing J.R. Ewing on “Dallas,” was introduced to the 80-year-old queen-mother in Britain earlier in November 1980, even the queen-mother asked him “Who shot J. R.?” He replied politely “I’m sorry. I can’t tell you ma’am.”

"Luckily, no second revolution ensued from this polite American rebuff of British royalty. The queen-mother would have to wait like every other ordinary citizen. Television had become a democratizing instrument more powerful than Yankee muskets."

I was answering (#702)... Victoria's question in the previous post (#701), asking: "LOL!! So who did shoot JR? "

 

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King Charles III Meets with Ecumenical Patriarch in London

King Charles III and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at Buckingham Palace. Credit: Ecumenical Patriarchate/website

"King Charles III met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Buckingham Palace in a half hour private meeting on October 25."

"During their meeting, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew once again expressed his condolences for the death of the King’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The Patriarch sent his best wishes and prayers on behalf of the Mother Church for a successful and fruitful reign."

"He also mentioned the centenary anniversary celebrations of the Holy Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain, as well as other topics of mutual interest, according to Ecumenical Patriarchate."

"At the end of their meeting, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presented the honored members of the Patriarchal delegation. Those included, their Eminences Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, Metropolitan Theodoritos of Laodicea, and Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium."

"Present at the encounter were also His Excellency Ioannis Raptakis, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the United Kingdom and His Excellency Matthew Lodge, His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic."

 

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New King Charles III Salute Match on lineup for Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championship

The 11th Annual Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships, presented by Talking Stick Resort, has announced a new match between Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club and the Wales Polo Team to be played at the Nov. 5 championship event.

"The King Charles III Salute Match, featuring Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club and the Wales Polo Team, is joining the lineup at the 11th Annual Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships Saturday, Nov. 5 at WestWorld."

"His Royal Highness, the former Prince of Wales was the first member of The Royal County of Berkshire Polo Team. The Wales Polo Team additionally has a close connection with King Charles III, who held a “Non-Playing Captain” status as The Prince of Wales."

"King Charles III is the patron of Wales Polo Team, and they play with his insignia as their team badge. The Wales Polo Team will consist of Pete Webb, Ricky Cooper and Niall Donnelly. Both Webb and Cooper have the distinct honor of playing with King Charles III."

 

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King Charles III playing Polo as a Prince 1992

 

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Meet the Inner Circle of Friends and Courtiers Advising King Charles III
October 28, 2022

"And as King Charles builds up a new team of advisors to the Crown, he already has a few people at the heart of his inner circle. First things first, let's start with King Charles's main right-hand man—who also happens to be a literal knight. Because yep, in this our year of the lord 2022, the whole "knights of the round table" thing is very real."

Sir Clive Alderton​

"Sir Clive Alderton is King Charles's private secretary and was his and Queen Camilla's principle private secretary before that. So how did he get the job? Clive has a pretty impressive resume; after attending one of the oldest schools in the country (Abingdon), Clive joined the foreign office and held a bunch of diplomatic positions before being appointed deputy private secretary to Charles and Camilla in 2006. Guess he did a good job, because he was promoted to private secretary for foreign and Commonwealth affairs in 2009. He then spent a few years becoming ambassador to Morocco and Mauritania (casual), before becoming Charles and Camilla's principle private secretary in 2015."

He's important enough to Charles that he walked with the royals as they accompanied the Queen's coffin to Westminster Abbey:

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King Charles III To Hold Climate Event On Eve Of COP27


"King Charles III announced Sunday he would hold a reception ahead of next month's COP27 climate summit after being advised not to attend by the government. Buckingham Palace said the event on November 4 would gather over 200 "international business leaders, decision makers and NGOs" two days before the summit begins in Egypt."

"The Palace said the event was to mark the end of the UK's hosting of COP26. British PM Rishi Sunak has also decided not to go, instead focusing on domestic issues."

"The UK's COP26 Minister Alok Sharma told The Sunday Times that he was "pretty disappointed that the prime minister is not going", saying attendance would send a signal about the UK's "renewed commitment on this issue".

"The Sunday Times reported earlier that Charles was expected to host an event with Sunak set to make a speech."

 

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UK warns Mnangagwa over human rights abuses; King Charles III and Ramaphosa likely to discuss Zim during State visit.


"BRITISH parliamentarians have warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa against his continued clampdown on dissent, and disregard for human rights, saying the world was watching."

"Mnangagwa’s human rights record took centre stage in the House of Lords Friday where Lord Zac Goldsmith revealed it could be on the agenda when King Charles III meets South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa next month."

"The meeting, King Charles III’s first State visit announced by Buckingham Palace since his rise to the throne after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, will come at a time opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists have spent over 100 days in remand prison."

“My Lords, the Minister (for Africa) will be aware that opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole have now been detained without bail for 142 days in Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison and paraded before court in leg irons; that only a week ago, Bulawayo MP Jasmine Toffa was violently assaulted as part of an attack on CCC activists; and that across Zimbabwe political violence is raging in the lead-up to the 2023 general elections,” said Lord Jonathan Oates.

Bulawayo MP Jasmine Toffa in hospital​

 

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Inside the Queen Mother's Close Bond with Future King Charles

Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth, King George VI and Princess Margaret.

 

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King Charles and Queen Camilla Lead Royals in Hosting Olympians at Buckingham Palace Reception

"On Wednesday, the King, 73, and Queen Consort, 75, welcomed over 200 athletes who participated in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games for a reception at Buckingham Palace."

"The royal couple chatted with competitors in the palace's state rooms during the celebration, which Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Prince Richard and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester also attended. Many of the royals sported red poppy pins, a symbol to honor those who lost their lives in war ahead of Remembrance Day this month."

"Charles' sister and brother both have a special connection to the teams — Anne, 72, is president of the British Olympic Association, while Edward, 58, serves as patron for the British Paralympic Association. A cause close to her heart, the Princess Royal made history as the first member of the British royal family to compete at the Olympics, riding in the equestrian discipline of three-day events at the Montreal Summer Olympics in 1976."

 

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It was recently announced that King Charles III and the Queen will make a two-day visit to Yorkshire next week.

"His Majesty is set to stop off in York as part of his exciting trip to the area.
The King last visited York back in July 2013, when he was the Prince of Wales.
Now as they make their first royal visit to York since becoming King and Queen, we look into why they chose York. The King is visiting York as part of his Yorkshire tour and he's set to meet locals."

"On his visit, he will unveil a statue of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II as part of a service taking place at the West Front of the Minster on Wednesday, November 9. The statue was designed and carved by York Minster stone mason Richard Bossons."

 

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11/04/22
Rishi Sunak praises "far-sighted" King Charles on climate change

"LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday praised King Charles for his far-sighted leadership on tackling climate change as the monarch hosted a reception for politicians and business leaders ahead of the U.N. COP27 summit."

"His majesty has been working to help find practical solutions to climate change and biodiversity loss for more than 50 years, long before COP1, let alone COP27," Sunak told the gathering. He thanked him for his "long standing and far-sighted leadership"

"Charles, 73, who has long campaigned on environmental issues, will not himself be attending the summit which begins next week in Egypt, but instead held a reception at Buckingham Palace for more than 200 international figures including U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry."

 

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Charles with the Queen Mother and Pippin the dog in 1950
LISA SHERIDAN/STUDIO LISA/HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES

"The perfectly presented four-year-old boy — white satin shirt with lace stock and cuffs, his dark hair lacquered, he recalled many years later, “with the most frightful stuff” — sat between his bejewelled grandmother and aunt. His clenched right fist propped against his cheek, he stared downwards, his expression mingling boredom and wistfulness. It was the biggest and most public moment in the childhood of Prince Charles: his mother’s coronation as Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953. He was a young boy who could have been only dimly aware that one day he would undergo the same ritual of crowning and anointing as the king of the United Kingdom and its realms."

 

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UK chief rabbi will sleep over at King Charles’ house to attend coronation, which falls on Shabbat

"Staying at Clarence House will allow the rabbi and his wife to walk to the ceremony, as Orthodox law prohibits the couple from driving on Shabbat."

King Charles III meets Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis during a reception with faith leaders at Buckingham Palace in London, Sept. 16, 2022. (Aaron Chown/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

"The coronation is set for May 6, 2023, which falls on a Saturday, in the middle of the Jewish sabbath. Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and his wife Valerie, who are Orthodox, are not allowed under Jewish law to travel by car or use electricity on Shabbat."

"King Charles’ current residence, before he moves into Buckingham Palace, is Clarence House, located a few minutes’ walk from the palace. So the sleepover allows the Mirvises to walk to the ceremony."
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November 12, 2022
King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday service for first time

LONDON -- Britain will pause for a two-minute silence Sunday to remember the nation's war dead as King Charles III leads a Remembrance Day service for the first time as monarch.

His Majesty and other royals and senior politicians will lay wreaths at the Cenotaph, the national war memorial in central London, to pay tribute to the sacrifices made by fallen servicemen and women. Remembrance Sunday is marked every year in the U.K. on the closest Sunday to Armistice Day on Nov. 11 with the wearing of poppies and a national two-minute silence observed at 11 a.m.

Big Ben, which has undergone five years of repairs, will be struck 11 times to mark the start of the silence. Around 10,000 veterans — including 100-year-old World War II veterans and those who served in recent conflicts including in Afghanistan — will take part in a solemn march, and thousands of people are expected to line the streets to watch the service.

Officials said this year's service is dedicated both to fallen soldiers in wars past and to Ukrainians fighting against Russia's invasion.

 

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11/13/2022

Britain’s King Charles led a service for Remembrance Sunday and laid a poppy wreath at the Cenotaph war memorial in London.

"The Royal Family said in a statement that the tradition of laying the poppy wreath was started by Charles' great-grandfather King George V in 1920 and was continued every year since by his son, King George VI, and granddaughter Queen Elizabeth II."

"The design of the wreath pays tribute to wreaths laid by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Family said. The Cenotaph is an empty tomb to remember Britain's staggering losses in World War I."

"The wreath's poppies are mounted on an arrangement of black leaves, as is traditional for the Sovereign, and its ribbon bears The King's racing colors; scarlet, purple and gold," the statement reads.

 

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King Charles to celebrate first birthday as monarch on Monday

"King Charles III will celebrate his 74th birthday on Monday, November 14, and is expected to mark it privately."

"The king has been busy since becoming monarch after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on September 8."

"As prince of Wales, he was sometimes away on official foreign tours during his birthday and would celebrate it overseas with a cake."

 

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Prince Charles – ‘rosy, plump, healthy and bawling’ and ‘with a fair fluff of hair’, according to a courtier – was born at 9.14pm on 14 November, 1948....

Princess Elizabeth with her first child, Prince Charles in December 1948, by Cecil Beaton