Editing Charles III (section)

== Reign ==
[[File:Charles III Scottish Parliament 2022.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|Addressing the [[Scottish Parliament]] on 13 September 2022|alt=Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament Alison Johnstone is seated next to the King.]]
Charles acceded to the British throne on [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|his mother's death]] on 8 September 2022. He was the longest-serving British heir apparent, having surpassed Edward VII's record of 59 years on 20 April 2011.<ref name="apparent">{{Cite news |date=20 April 2011 |title=Prince Charles becomes longest-serving heir apparent |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-13133587 |url-status=live |access-date=30 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718054032/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-13133587 |archive-date=18 July 2015}}</ref> Charles was the oldest person to succeed to the British throne, at the age of 73. The previous record holder, [[William IV]], was 64 when he became king in 1830.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rayner |first=Gordon |date=19 September 2013 |title=Prince of Wales will be oldest monarch crowned |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/10320264/Prince-of-Wales-will-be-oldest-monarch-crowned.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 September 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130920192835/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/10320264/Prince-of-Wales-will-be-oldest-monarch-crowned.html |archive-date=20 September 2013}}</ref>

Charles gave his first speech to the nation at 6 pm on 9 September, in which he paid tribute to his mother and announced the appointment of his elder son, William, as Prince of Wales.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 September 2022 |title=King Charles III pays tribute to his 'darling mama' in first address |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-62842089 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910075943/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-62842089 |archive-date=10 September 2022 |access-date=9 September 2022 |work=BBC News}}</ref> The following day, the [[Accession Council]] publicly [[Proclamation of accession of Charles III|proclaimed Charles as king]], the ceremony being televised for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news|date=10 September 2022 |title=Charles formally confirmed as king in ceremony televised for first time |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62860893 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910192001/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62860893 |archive-date=10 September 2022 |access-date=10 September 2022 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref name=ny-times-charlesiiichosen/> Attendees included Queen Camilla, Prince William, and the British prime minister, [[Liz Truss]], along with her six living predecessors.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ratcliffe |first=Rebecca |date=10 September 2022 |title=Charles III is proclaimed King |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2022/sep/10/king-charles-iii-proclaimed-st-james-palace-accession-council-latest-updates |url-status=live |access-date=10 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910095507/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2022/sep/10/king-charles-iii-proclaimed-st-james-palace-accession-council-latest-updates |archive-date=10 September 2022}}</ref> The proclamation was also read out by local authorities around the United Kingdom. Other realms signed and read their own proclamations, as did Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the [[British Overseas Territories]], the [[Crown Dependencies]], [[Canadian provinces]], and [[Australian states]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Torrance |first=David |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9621/CBP-9621.pdf |title=The Accession of King Charles III |date=29 September 2022 |publisher=House of Commons Library |page=21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421205507/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9621/CBP-9621.pdf |archive-date=21 April 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=25 April 2023}}</ref>

[[File:2023 Coronation Balcony.jpg|thumb|Charles and Camilla after their coronation|alt=Charles and Camilla wearing their crowns and coronation robes waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace]]
[[Charles and Camilla's coronation]] took place at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 October 2022 |title=Coronation on 6 May for King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63172425 |url-status=live |access-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011170432/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63172425 |archive-date=11 October 2022}}</ref> Plans had been made for many years, under the code name ''Operation Golden Orb''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mahler |first=Kevin |date=14 February 2022 |title=Ghosts? Here's the true tale of things that go bump in the night |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/ghosts-heres-the-true-tale-of-things-that-go-bump-in-the-night-66z03ktfc |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=9 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028081448/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ghosts-heres-the-true-tale-of-things-that-go-bump-in-the-night-66z03ktfc |archive-date=28 October 2022}}</ref>{{sfn|Pepinster|2022}} Reports before his accession suggested that Charles's coronation would be simpler than his mother's in 1953,<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Nicholl |first=Katie|date=11 October 2022|archive-date=11 October 2022|access-date=28 May 2024|title=King Charles is planning a smaller coronation, but it will still be a "spectacle"|magazine=Vanity Fair|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/10/king-charles-smaller-coronation-still-be-a-spectacle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011184326/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/10/king-charles-smaller-coronation-still-be-a-spectacle|url-status=live}}</ref> with the ceremony expected to be "shorter, smaller, less expensive, and more representative of different faiths and community groups{{snd}}falling in line with the King's wish to reflect the ethnic diversity of modern Britain".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Arasteh |first=Amira |date=23 September 2022 |title=King Charles III coronation: When is he officially crowned and what happens next? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/09/23/king-charles-iii-coronation-when-officially-crowned-what-happens |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923062731/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/09/23/king-charles-iii-coronation-when-officially-crowned-what-happens |archive-date=23 September 2022 |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}; {{cite news |last1=Dixon |first1=Hayley |last2=Gurpreet |first2=Narwan |date=13 September 2022 |title=Coronation for the cost of living crisis as King expresses wish for 'good value' |work=The Times |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/09/13/charles-coronation-prince-king-monarchy-when-plans-cost-living |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=14 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925093146/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/09/13/charles-coronation-prince-king-monarchy-when-plans-cost-living |archive-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> Nonetheless, the coronation was a [[Church of England]] rite, including the [[coronation oath]], the [[anointing]], crowning, investing with the [[regalia]], and [[enthronement]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 September 2022 |title=King Charles III, the new monarch |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59135132 |url-status=live |access-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920002123/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59135132 |archive-date=20 September 2022}}</ref> In July that year, the royal couple attended a [[Presentation of the Honours of Scotland to Charles III|national service of thanksgiving]] where Charles was presented with the [[Honours of Scotland]] in [[St Giles' Cathedral]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 July 2023 |title=King Charles III: Special Edinburgh day ends with gun salute and flypast |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-66098124 |access-date=5 July 2023 |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801060822/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-66098124 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2023, the King asked for the profits from Britain's growing fleet of offshore windfarms to be used for the "wider public good" rather than as extra funding for the monarchy. It was announced that the funding of the monarchy would be reduced to 12 per&nbsp;cent of the [[Crown Estate]]'s net profits.<ref>{{Cite news|date= 29 June 2023 |title= Windfarms help drive record profit for crown estate |url= https://theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/29/crown-estate-enjoys-huge-rise-in-profits-thanks-to-offshore-wind|access-date= 23 July 2024 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date= 20 July 2023 |title= Sovereign Grant recalculated as offshore wind profits rise |url= https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sovereign-grant-recalculated-as-offshore-wind-profits-rise |access-date= 23 July 2024 |work= GOV.UK |archive-date= 19 July 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240719141400/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sovereign-grant-recalculated-as-offshore-wind-profits-rise |url-status= live }}</ref>

In November 2022, the King and Queen hosted the South African president, [[Cyril Ramaphosa]], during the first official state visit to Britain of Charles's reign.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 November 2022 |title=King Charles III welcomes S. African leader for state visit |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/british-politics-king-charles-iii-queen-elizabeth-ii-entertainment-london-3de1a8b0b71935a6ab53b6e2be561dc4 |first=Danica |last=Kirka |access-date=21 September 2023 |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325082032/https://apnews.com/article/british-politics-king-charles-iii-queen-elizabeth-ii-entertainment-london-3de1a8b0b71935a6ab53b6e2be561dc4 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March the following year, the royal couple embarked on a state visit to Germany and Charles became the first British monarch to address the [[Bundestag]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 March 2023 |title=King Charles becomes first British monarch to address German parliament |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/europe/king-charles-germany-day-two-intl/index.html |first1=Lauren |last1=Said-Moorhouse |first2=Max |last2=Foster |access-date=21 September 2023 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927195727/https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/europe/king-charles-germany-day-two-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Similarly, in September, he became the first British monarch to give a speech from France's Senate chamber during [[State visit by Charles III to France|his state visit to the country]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 September 2023 |title=King Charles makes historic speech at French senate as he hails 'indispensable' UK-France relationship |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/21/europe/king-charles-france-visit-senate-intl/index.html |first1=Lauren |last1=Said-Moorhouse |access-date=21 September 2023 |archive-date=21 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921181920/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/21/europe/king-charles-france-visit-senate-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The following month, [[Charles visited Kenya]] where he faced pressure to apologise for British colonial actions. In a speech at the state banquet, he acknowledged "abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence", but did not formally apologise.<ref name="KenyaBanquetSpeech">{{cite web |last1=Foster |first1=Max |last2=Feleke |first2=Bethlehem |last3=Said-Moorhouse |first3=Lauren |title=King Charles acknowledges Kenya's colonial-era suffering but stops short of apologizing |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/01/africa/king-charles-kenya-colonial-suffering-intl/index.html|work=CNN |date=November 2023|access-date=6 February 2024|archive-date=1 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201053501/https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/01/africa/king-charles-kenya-colonial-suffering-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2024, the British prime minister [[Rishi Sunak]] asked the King to call [[2024 United Kingdom general election|a general election]]; subsequently royal engagements which could divert attention from the election campaign were postponed.<ref>{{cite news|work=Sky News|title=General election: Royal family postpones engagements that 'divert attention' from campaign|url=https://news.sky.com/story/royal-family-postpones-engagements-to-not-divert-attention-from-general-election-campaign-13141453|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602073647/https://news.sky.com/story/royal-family-postpones-engagements-to-not-divert-attention-from-general-election-campaign-13141453|date=22 May 2024|access-date=26 June 2024|archive-date=2 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2024, the King and Queen travelled to Normandy to attend the 80th anniversary commemorations of [[D-Day]].<ref>{{Cite news |date= 6 June 2024|title= D-Day 80 years on: King speaks of 'profound sense of gratitude' at Normandy commemoration |work=ITV News|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2024-06-06/d-day-80-years-on-world-leaders-and-veterans-gather-in-commemoration|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609002250/https://www.itv.com/news/2024-06-06/d-day-80-years-on-world-leaders-and-veterans-gather-in-commemoration|access-date=6 June 2024|archive-date=9 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The same month, Charles received [[Emperor Naruhito of Japan]] during the latter's state visit to the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news|work=ABC News|title=Emperor and Empress of Japan arrive in the UK ahead of a long-awaited state visit|url=https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/emperor-empress-japan-arrive-uk-ahead-long-awaited-111341174|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624032814/https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/emperor-empress-japan-arrive-uk-ahead-long-awaited-111341174|date=22 June 2024|archive-date=24 June 2024|access-date=26 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In July the annual Holyrood Week, which is usually spent in Scotland, was shortened so that Charles could return to London and appoint a new prime minister following the general election.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://news.sky.com/story/king-charles-takes-part-in-ceremony-of-the-keys-in-edinburgh-as-holyrood-week-begins-13162353|title=King Charles takes part in Ceremony of the Keys in Edinburgh as Holyrood Week begins|work=Sky News|date=2 July 2024|access-date=15 July 2024}}</ref> After Sunak's [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] lost the election to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] led by [[Sir Keir Starmer]], the King appointed Starmer as prime minister.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 July 2024 |title=U.K. wakes up to new government as Labour Party looks set to win election: Follow live |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/uk-general-election-live-results-britain-starmer-win-labour-rcna160339 |access-date=12 July 2024 |work=NBC News |archive-date=12 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712101540/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/uk-general-election-live-results-britain-starmer-win-labour-rcna160339 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:2024 Royal Visit Sydney (4).jpg|thumb|With Camilla in front of the [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]], 2024]]
In October 2024, [[2024 royal tour of Australia|the King and Queen toured Australia]] and Samoa; Australia was the first Commonwealth realm Charles visited since his accession.<ref>{{cite news|title=King Charles III and Queen Camilla land in Sydney, marking first visit by reigning king to Australia|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-18/king-charles-queen-camilla-arrive-australia-sydney-tour-royal/104478594|work=ABC News|date=18 October 2024|access-date=18 October 2024|archive-date=20 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241020174120/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-18/king-charles-queen-camilla-arrive-australia-sydney-tour-royal/104478594|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Perry |first1=Simon |title=King Charles and Queen Camilla Arrive in Australia for Historic First Tour to Commonwealth Realm |url=https://people.com/king-charles-and-queen-camilla-arrive-in-australia-for-historic-first-tour-to-commonwealth-realm-8729663 |magazine=People |date=18 October 2024 |access-date=20 October 2024}}</ref> In Samoa, Charles attended the [[2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting|Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting]] for the first time as head of the Commonwealth.<ref>{{cite news |title=King Charles acknowledges 'painful' history amid calls for slavery reparations at Commonwealth summit |url=https://cnn.com/2024/10/25/asia/king-charles-commonwealth-leaders-meeting-intl |work=CNN |first1=Max |last1=Foster |first2=Alex |last2=Stambaugh |first3=Lauren |last3=Said-Moorhouse |date=25 October 2024 |access-date=25 October 2024 |archive-date=10 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110133910/https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/25/asia/king-charles-commonwealth-leaders-meeting-intl/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The tour was significantly scaled back owing to his cancer diagnosis, a planned visit to New Zealand being among the cancelled events. Charles temporarily paused cancer treatment during the tour.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Relph |first1=Daniela |title=King of Australia's royal tour nearly didn't happen |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93y2r75ky7o |work=BBC News |date=18 October 2024 |access-date=20 October 2024 |archive-date=24 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224120550/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93y2r75ky7o |url-status=live }}</ref>

The King and Queen initially cancelled a planned visit to the Vatican during [[State visit by Charles III to Italy|their state visit to Italy]], but they visited the Vatican on 9 April 2025{{snd}}their 20th wedding anniversary{{snd}}to meet [[Pope Francis]] at [[Domus Sanctae Marthae]] as Francis was recovering from pneumonia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/09/king-charles-queen-camilla-visit-pope-francis|title=King Charles and Queen Camilla pay recovering Pope Francis surprise visit|first=Angela|last=Giuffrida|work=The Guardian|date=9 April 2025|accessdate=10 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1drr40xwgro|title=King and Queen meet Pope Francis at Vatican on their anniversary|first=Sean|last=Coughlan|publisher=BBC News|date=9 April 2025|accessdate=10 April 2025}}</ref> Francis died 12 days later.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-04/pope-francis-dies-on-easter-monday-aged-88.html|title=Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88|first=Devin|last=Watkins|website=[[Vatican News]]|publisher=[[Dicastery for Communication]]|date=21 April 2025|access-date=21 April 2025}}</ref><br>

Charles is set to make his first visit as king to Canada between 26 and 27 May 2025. During his visit he will open a session of the [[Canadian Parliament]], the first time a Canadian monarch has done so in person since 1977.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=CBC News|author=Michael Woods, Janet Davison|title=King Charles will visit Canada, deliver throne speech to open Parliament
|date=2 May 2025|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/king-charles-canada-visit-1.7524946|access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref>