![]() ![]() ![]() It’s in keeping with his steadfast character that the King has a self-effacing approach to all things style-related. Traditional tweeds and a naval beard at the Badminton Horse Trials in 1976 CREDIT: Anwar Hussein / Getty Images Here, we bring you 60 photographs that reflect on a remarkable life in waiting, together with his greatest passions and unique interests from his ceremonial roles and family bonds, to his beloved homes and gardens, his adored animals and his distinctive trademark style – here is his extraordinary royal life in pictures. Indeed, over the last four decades, he has visited 48 of the 56 Commonwealth countries. In the decades that preceded, every aspect of his life had been devoted to gathering the hands-on experience, from his training with the Royal Air Force, which started in 1971 while he was at Cambridge University, to his royal tours, which were crucial in cementing the bond between monarchy and Commonwealth. ![]() It was a speech that reflected his transition from heir to the throne to King, a role he had been preparing for, for some 73 years. On 9 September 2022, in an address to the nation broadcast from Buckingham Palace, King Charles III pledged to serve the country ‘with loyalty, respect and love’. ![]()
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