King Charles III
From a gun salute echoing across the River Thames announcing his birth in 1948, to his recent proclamation as monarch, The Associated Press has been covering the life of Britain’s King Charles III for nearly 75 years.
A detachment of the First Regiment of the Honourable Artillery Company fires a 41 round salute on four guns on the embankment at the Tower of London, on Nov. 15, 1948, to mark the birth of a royal prince to Princess Elizabeth on the previous day. (AP Photo/Sidney Smart)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth pictured with her first son, Prince Charles, at Buckingham Palace on the day of his Christening, Dec. 15, 1948. (AP Photo/Pool)
Prince Charles, standing on the wall of his home, Clarence House, points as his grandparents, the King and Queen, unseen, drive down The Mall to Buckingham Palace in London, on their return from the State Opening of Parliament, on Oct. 31, 1950. (AP Photo/Robert Rider-Rider)
From left: Queen Mary, The Duchess of Kent, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Astrid, granddaughter of King Haakon VII, Queen Elizabeth with Prince Charles, Princess Margaret and King Haakon VII of Norway, shown on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during a fly past of 96 jet aircrafts, marking the King's official birthday, on June 7, 1951, in London, England. (AP Photo/Leslie Priest)
Prince Charles holds tight to his father's hand as they walk to their car at London Airport on July 21, 1951, on the return of the Duke of Edinburgh from Malta by air. Prince Charles ran across the tarmac to greet his father. (AP Photo/Royle/Worth)
Prince Charles, with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II and his sister, Princess Anne, left, as they sit in an automobile following their arrival in London, Feb. 9, 1953, by train from a six-week Christmas vacation at Sandringham, England. (AP Photo/Eddie Worth)
Prince Charles and Princess Anne are shown on a train at Waterloo Station, London, on their way to Southampton on Aug. 9, 1956. They will embark on the Royal Yacht Brittania that evening. (AP Photo/Dennis Lee Royle)
Prince Charles, takes a look round his new school, Gordonstoun, near Elgin, Scotland on May 1, 1962, when he arrived with his father, Prince Philip, center, to start his first term. At left is House Master Robert Whitby, and Headmaster Mr. Robert Chew at right. At this new school, the day will start at 7.A.M., with a run round the garden followed by a cold shower. (AP Photo/Bob Dear)
Prince Charles, right, at the helm of the Flying Fifteen “Labrador”, as he sails with Uffa Fox at Cowes, on Aug. 2, 1967. (AP Photo/Eddie Worth)
Children of Britain's Royal family pose for a family group photo at Windsor Castle on Christmas morning, in 1969, after they had attended divine service at St George's Chapel. With Prince Charles and Princess Anne are: James Ogilvy, five year old son of Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, five year old daughter of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon, George Windsor, seven year old son of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, Lady Helen Windsor, five year old daughter of the Kent's, Viscount Linley, Princess Margaret's eight year old son, Prince Andrew, Marina Ogilvy, Princess Alexandra's three year old daughter and Prince Edward. (AP Photo/Dennis Lee Royle)
Queen Elizabeth II crowns her son Charles, Prince of Wales during his investiture ceremony on July 1, 1969 at Caernarfon Castle in Wales. Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh is seated at right. (AP Photo)
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is presented by Queen Elizabeth II at Queen Eleanor's Gate at Caernarfon Castle in Wales on July 1, 1969. (AP Photo)
Britain's Prince Charles walks with First Lady Pat Nixon, President Richard Nixon and his daughter Tricia Nixon on the White House lawn in Washington, July 16, 1970. (AP Photo)
Prince Charles drinks juice from a freshly-cut green coconut at Haripur village in Bhubaneswar, India, Dec. 4, 1980. The Prince is wearing a marigold flower garland which was given to him by villagers. (AP Photo/Santosh Basak)
Britain's Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer pose following the announcement of their engagement, Feb. 24, 1981. (AP Photo/Pool)
Britain's Prince Charles kisses his bride, Princess Diana, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London, after their wedding on July 29, 1981. (AP Photo)
Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, with his wife Princess Diana, taking their newborn son Prince William, as they left St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, June 22, 1982. (AP Photo/John Redman)
The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Charles and Princess Diana leave St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London with their new baby son, Prince Harry, on Sept. 16, 1984. (AP Photo)
Prince Charles and Princess Diana depart the National Gallery of Art after a dinner in their honor in Washington on Nov. 11, 1985. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Britain's Prince Charles, right, and his estranged wife Princess Diana, left, flank their children, Harry, third from right and William, at Eton College, west of London, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 1995, which was one of their last joint public appearances. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Britain's Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and his sons Prince William, left, and Prince Harry wait for the coffin of Princess Diana to be loaded into a hearse outside of Westminster Abbey, in London on Sept. 6, 1997. (AP Photo/John Gaps III/Pool)
Britain’s Prince Charles, left, and his father, Prince Philip watch the ceremony of Trooping the Colour at Horse Guard’s Parade in London, June 11, 1988. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin)
Prince Charles looks over his shoulder as he plays in the first Prince of Wales Cup polo match at the Windsor Polo and Beach Club in Vero Beach, Fla., Feb. 18, 1989. He scored a goal in his team's 10-7 victory. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales stands on stage with The Spice Girls at the end of the Royal Gala show celebrating 21 years of the Prince’s Trust Charity in Manchester, England, May 9 1997. (AP Photo/John Giles/Pool)
Britain’s Prince Harry and The Prince of Wales, right, react as they watch Prince William practicing his driving with an instructor on the Highgrove Estate near Tetbury, England on July 26, 1999. Prince William is practicing his driving skills in preparation for his driving test. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin)
Prince Charles, left, and his son Prince William are seen during a photo call in Klosters, Switzerland, March 28, 2004. The Prince of Wales and his son stay for a one week private skiing holiday in Klosters. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Britain's Prince Charles and his companion Camilla Parker Bowles leave the Ritz Hotel in London, the first time that the couple, who have been friends for more than 25 years, have appeared together in public, on Jan. 28, 1999. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Britain's Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and his new bride Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, leave the Guildhall in Windsor, England, after their civil wedding ceremony, April 9, 2005. (AP Photo/John D McHugh)
Britain's Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales enters the Harvard Club to receive the Global Environment Award from the Harvard Medical School, Jan. 28, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall react as their car is attacked, in London, Dec. 9, 2010. An Associated Press photographer saw demonstrators kick the car in Regent Street, in the heart of London's shopping district. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Prince Charles drives a vintage car with his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, during a cultural event in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, right, walk through the Royal Gallery in the Houses of Parliament prior to the Queen making The Queen's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament in London, June 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)
King Charles III signs an oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland during the Accession Council at St James's Palace, London, Sept. 10, 2022, where he is formally proclaimed monarch. (Victoria Jones/Pool Photo via AP)
Photo editing by Katherine O’Mara.