Charles III acceded to the throne on September 8, 2022 upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. A boy born to be king, he had to wait 73 years to fulfill his destiny--the longest wait by an heir apparent in British history. King Charles III - A Modern Monarch looks back at his life thus far--how his childhood shaped him into the man and monarch he is today. His eventful private life, family heartache, his passions and achievements--and projects forward to predict the kind of sovereign he would like to and is likely to be. This book is a comprehensive illustrated biography of a monarch for our times.
