King Charles III: A life in pictures

King Charles III posed for an official portrait to mark his 60th birthday.

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Charles III, di longest-serving heir to di throne in British history, be now King. Im apprenticeship as heir, lasting 70 years, don make am di oldest new monarch ever to ascend to di throne.

Take a look back at some of di key moments wey don shape di life of 73-year-old King Charles III.

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, pictured when she was Princess Elizabeth, with her first baby (now King Charles III) at his christening in 1948

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Wetin we call dis foto, Charles Philip Arthur George dem born am on 14 November 1948, and be just over three years old wen im mama dey crowned Queen
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Princess Elizabeth of England and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with baby Charles in July 1949 at Windlesham Moor, Surrey.

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Wetin we call dis foto, He be only one year old wen im experience di first of wetin go be a series of separations from im parents, wen im mama fly to Malta to join Prince Philip wey bin still be a serving naval officer
Charles waving to the crowd from the wall of Clarence House, London. Firmly held by nurse Lightbody, he is seen on the vantage point from which he watched his grandparents, the King and Queen, and his mother, Princess Elizabeth, driving to Westminster for a Parliament ceremony.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Di young Charles bin dey often in di care of nursery staff during dis times of separation
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King Charles III (with ball at feet) playing football, 1957.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Im dey educated for house until di age of eight, Charles became di first heir apparent to attend a school - hia dem snap for camera playing football in 1957
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive in Scotland with their grandchildren Prince Charles and Princess Anne at Balmoral Castle in Scotland

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Wetin we call dis foto, He bin enjoy a very close relationship wit im grandmother, di Queen Mother
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Queen Elizabeth II visiting Charles at Gordonstoun School on his last day, 31 July 1967.

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Wetin we call dis foto, In a move to make tough, Charles dey sent to complete im school years inside Gordonstoun, Scotland, but he dem bully am and e beg im parents to allow him to leave
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King Charles III studying in his room at Trinity College, Cambridge, May 1969.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Charles read first Archaeology and Anthropology and den History for Trinity College, Cambridge - he be di first heir to di throne to complete a degree course
Queen Elizabeth II placing the coronet on Charles, Prince of Wales' head during his investiture ceremony whilst an official holds the Seal of Letters Patent.

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Wetin we call dis foto, In July 1969, Charles dey invested as Prince of Wales for one ceremony dem hold for Caernarfon Castle, giving im speech in both Welsh and English
King Charles III in the cockpit of a Chipmunk aircraft before flying from RAF Oakington in Cambridgeshire, 20 May 1969.

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Wetin we call dis foto, He follow di family tradition of military service, qualifying as a pilot at RAF Cranwell before e move to di Royal Naval College at Dartmouth
King Charles III tackles an assault course at the Royal Marines Training Centre in Lympstone, Devon, and achieves a first-class pass, 13 January 1975.

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Wetin we call dis foto, He go through rigorous military training and earn di title of "Action Man" as, inside one series of military drills, he throw himself out of planes, escape from submarines and train as a diver and commando
Prince Charles boarding HMS Bronington, 9 February 1976

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Wetin we call dis foto, Afta service on various vessels, Charles take command of di mine hunter HMS Bronington for im final term in di Royal Navy
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King Charles III pictured wearing sunglasses, smiling at the wheel of his Aston Martin sports car at the Windsor, England polo grounds. 1975

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Wetin we call dis foto, As he near im 30th birthday, di then Prince of Wales become known as sometin of a playboy
King Charles III windsurfing in 1979

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Wetin we call dis foto, One of di world's most eligible bachelors, he dey photographed playing polo, swimming and windsurfing
King Charles III and Camilla Parker Bowles, now Queen Consort, resting after a polo match, circa 1972.

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Wetin we call dis foto, He bin also romantically dey linked to a number of women, including Camilla Parker Bowles
King Charles III dancing with a woman at a social function held in his honour during a Royal tour of Fiji.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Although much discussion bin dey at di time about finding di Prince a "real job", he undertake a number of royal tours and bin dey involved in charity work, forming im Prince Trust in 1976
King Charles III laughing with his fiancée, Lady Diana Spencer, outside Buckingham Palace, after announcing their engagement, 24 February 1981.

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Wetin we call dis foto, In 1981, after intense press speculation, e dey announced say Charles dey engaged to Lady Diana Spencer
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The newly married Prince and Princess of Wales kissed on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding ceremony at St. Paul's cathedral.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Five months later dem married in St Paul's Cathedral - an estimated 600,000 pio bin fill di streets of London to catch a glimpse of di couple on dia wedding day
King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales, pose for a photo on the banks of the River Dee in the grounds of Balmoral Castle during their honeymoon on August 19, 1981.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Di couple pose for a photo on di banks of di River Dee in di grounds of Balmoral Castle, inside Scotland, during di final leg of dia honeymoon
The couple with their children Prince William and Prince Harry looking out from the deck of the Royal Yacht Britannia on 5 May 1985 in Venice, Italy.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Despite di arrival of two children, Prince William in 1982 and im younger brother Prince Harry in 1984, di marriage bin dey in trouble and Charles and Diana formally divorce in July 1996, citing "irreconcilable differences"
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Princess Diana into Westminster Abbey watched by King Charles III, Earl Spencer, Prince William, Prince Harry and Prince Philip.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Following di sudden death of Diana for car crash inside Paris in 1997, Charles insist say she go get a royal funeral
King Charles III with his sons Prince William, left, and Prince Harry during their private ski holiday in the Swiss ski resort of Klosters, Switzerland, 6 April 2000.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Diana death forced di monarchy to rethink dia image and Charles adopt to change quickly, coming out as a caring and supportive father and as a modern heir
The Prince of Wales joins a children's game of basketball

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Wetin we call dis foto, Accused of being remote and insensitive afta Diana death, Charles bin attempt to project a new image and connect wit pipo
King Charles III posed with pig farmer Peter Hart and "Sally The Sow", during a visit to Warriner School Organic Farm, 31 January 2003.

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Wetin we call dis foto, He don bin dey outspoken on a number of issues, expressing support for organic farming and alternative medicine, and opposition to genetically modified crops
King Charles III walking around Poundbury and meeting residents.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Critical of modern architecture, im vision for town planning achieve tangible form in Poundbury village, for Dorset
King Charles III stood in vigil at the coffin of his grandmother the Queen Mother as it lies in state, 8 April 2002 in Westminster Hall, London.

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Wetin we call dis foto, In 2002, he speak in a moving way of im "magical" grandmother - di Queen Mother - wey die peacefully in her sleep at di age of 101. He stand in vigil as her coffin lye in state at Westminster Hall in London.
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King Charles III and the Queen Consort arrive for a party at Windsor Castle after announcing their engagement earlier, 10 February, 2005.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Over di years Charles maintain im relationship wit Camilla Parker Bowles, and di couple announce dia engagement in 2005, as dem first meet in 1970
King Charles III, Queen consort Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince Harry, Prince William, Tom and Laura Parker Bowles, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II and Major Bruce Shand, in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle.

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Wetin we call dis foto, He become di first member of di Royal Family to wed inside a civil ceremony - Mrs Parker Bowles become di Duchess of Cornwall, and upon Charles succession to di throne she don become Queen consort
Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, King Charles III and the Queen consort taking their seats at Westminster Abbey.

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Wetin we call dis foto, In 2011, im elder son, Prince William, marry Kate Middleton inside Westminster Abbey
King Charles III, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip stand on a balcony.

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Wetin we call dis foto, The King first grandchildren Prince George and Princess Charlotte dey born in 2013 and 2015
Meghan Markle, accompanied by Britain's King Charles III, walks down the aisle in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, during her wedding ceremony to Prince Harry on 19 May 2018.

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Wetin we call dis foto, King Charles III waka Meghan Markle down di aisle wen she mary Prince Harry in 2018
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King Charles III follows the Land Rover Defender carrying the coffin ahead of the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, 17 April 2021.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Di King bin dey visibly upset as im lead di procession behind im father Prince Philip coffin during di funeral for Windsor Castle in 2021
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King Charles III with the Queen Consort, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for a photograph during the King's 70th Birthday Patronage Celebration, held at Buckingham Palace on May 22, 2018.

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Wetin we call dis foto, Charles don become King at a time wen public attitudes towards royalty dey change
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