The eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II has taken his late mother's place on the British throne after a reign of more than seven decades.
Charles, 73, was born at Buckingham Palace in London in 1948. He was just 3 years old when he became the heir apparent as his mother acceded to the throne as queen, following the death of her father, King George VI. He is the first heir to see his mother crowned, according toQueen Elizabeth II in uniform as Colonel Chief of the Grenadier Guards, with Prince Charles, Princess Anne and The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, in London, June, 1953.
In 1981, Charles married Lady Diana Spencer, who became the princess of Wales. The couple had two sons, William and Harry, who are second and sixth in line to the throne. Charles and Diana agreed to separate in late 1992, and their marriage was dissolved about four years later, according to the royal family's official website.
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