King Charles III

"He's been waiting for the past 71 years of his mother's reign...and now the waiting game is over. Sure, he may have had a bit of a rough history regarding his first wife, Diana...but I think with our help, especially from his own wife, Camilla and his family...he can be a great king to see Britain through the war ahead. I guess?"

-Su Ji-Hoon, God Save the Royal Family

NOTE: This article includes fictional information that may or may not happen in real life.

King Charles III is the current ruler of the United Kingdom and the 15 other Commonwealth realms since 2023. He is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

Biography
Charles Philip Arthur George was born in Buckingham Palace on 14 November 1948, during the reign of his maternal grandfather George VI, as the first child of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The death of his grandfather and the accession of his mother as Queen Elizabeth II in 1952 made Charles the heir apparent. As the monarch's eldest son, he automatically assumed the titles Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland. Charles attended his mother's coronation as at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953.

Charles was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester on 26 July 1958, though his investiture was not held until 1 July 1969, when he was crowned by his mother in a televised ceremony held at Caernarfon Castle.

Prince Charles proposed to Lady Diana Spencer in February 1981; she accepted and they married in St.Paul's Cathedral on 29 July of that year. They had two children: Princes William and Harry. Charles set a precedent by being the first royal father to be present at his children's births. Within five years, the marriage was in trouble due to the couple's incompatibility and near 13-year age difference. Charles and Diana divorced on 28 August 1996. Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris on 31 August of the following year; Charles flew to Paris with Diana's sisters to accompany her body back to Britain.

The engagement of Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles was announced on 10 February 2005; he presented her with an engagement ring that had belonged to his grandmother. The Queen's consent to the marriage (as required by the Royal Marriages Act 1772) was recorded in a Privy Council meeting on 2 March. In Canada, the Department of Justice announced its decision that the Queen's Privy Council for Canada was not required to meet to give its consent to the marriage, as the union would not result in offspring and would have no impact on the succession to the Canadian throne.

Charles's parents did not attend the civil marriage ceremony; the Queen's reluctance to attend possibly arose from her position as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh did attend the service of blessing and later held a reception for the newlyweds at Windsor Castle. The blessing, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, was televised.

When the Cold Breeze Blows Away
Charles ascended to the British throne on 14 May 2023 as King Charles III, with his wife, Camilla now as Queen Consort upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle.

He led the mourning and tributes for his mother at her funeral, and as she was buried, Charles poured rose petals onto her coffin as it descended into the grounds of St.George's Chapel.

A few weeks before his coronation on the 20th of May, Laura Bailey, Tara Platt, Erin Fitzgerald, Carrie Keranen, Laura Post, Kayli Mills, Sara Anne Williams and Lauren Landa raided Buckingham Palace, when he, his close family, and servants were held hostage in the Palace Kitchen. Su Ji-Hoon and the Preschool Girls came to their rescue. As a thank-you, Charles invited them to his coronation at Westminister Abbey.

On the great day, dubbed as Coronation Day, Charles and Camilla rode through London in the Gold State Coach to be crowned King of England and Queen Consort respectively as crowds cheered, for he managed to prove that he would at least make a decent monarch. Apart from Ji-Hoon and the Preschool Girls, the coronation was also attended by Team Magic School Bus, Team RWBY, and many more invited guests. Ji-Hoon is relieved knowing with the guidance of his family, Charles could do it as the Archbishop of Canterbury places the Imperial State Crown onto Charles' head to the cries of 'God Save the King.'