Prince Charles is the new king, ending a 70-year wait.
Their first son, Charles, was born in 1948, followed by Princess Anne, in 1950, Prince Andrew, in 1960, and Prince Edward, in 1964. Between them, they gave their parents eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren
With the peace of his mother Queen Elizabeth on Thursday, Prince Charles has finally become king of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms, ending a wait of more than 70 years – the longest by an heir in British history.
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In 1979, his great-uncle Lord Mountbatten, who he described as “the grandfather I never had”, was killed in an Irish Republican Army (IRA) bombing. This loss deeply affected him.
The State funeral for Queen is expected in the next two weeks.
Foreign leaders have paid tribute to the Queen, with US President Joe Biden recalling how she stood in solidarity with the US in their “darkest days” after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
To France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, she was a “kind-hearted Queen” and “friend of France”.
For Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, the Queen was a constant in Canadians’ lives and one of his “favorite people in the world”.
Reporting by George Bowden, Marie Jackson, and Sean Coughlan, royal correspondent.