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After seventy years of "God save the Queen" it's back to "God save the King" in Great Britain.
For years, Charles has been preparing for the task that now falls to him.
For a long time, however, he was not considered the most popular candidate for the throne.
For a long time, many Britons found it difficult to imagine that he and Camilla should be king and queen.
Patricia Dreyer, DER SPIEGEL
'All his life he craved respect, either from his parents or from the public, and never got that and, over time, the Brits have always laughed at him a little bit as the Prince of Wails.
So not Wales, but Wails, prince of misery.
He was always complaining, nobody understands me.
Why doesn't anyone love me?
Why does everyone always love Diana?
And with that he got in his own way.
Because someone who doesn't like themselves or is in a bad way about themselves will of course never reap great popularity storms and all that has changed in recent years.
I think it is Charles himself, because of this private resolution of all his problems, because of this being with Camilla, Charles has simply become a content person.
And he radiates that.«
With staying power, the two managed to break down the reservations that the British had against them.
Gone are the days when Camilla, dubbed "Rottweiler" by Diana, was the most hated woman in the land.
Over the years, the royals managed to improve Camilla's image.
Now there is widespread acceptance that she will be the future queen.
Charles' personal image change also includes: Unlike the Queen, who always behaved neutrally and did not express her own opinion, he was ready to express his views: At Oxford University, for example, he spoke about Islam and the danger of a split in of society.
Above all, however, the topic of climate was and is his passion.
He did not shy away from taking radical positions:
Charles, Prince of Wales / September 2020
«We can no longer carry on as if there was no tomorrow and reckoning with the abuse of our nature.
So what should we do?
Undoubtedly we must now place ourselves on a warlike basis and approach our actions from the perspective of a military campaign."
Patricia Dreyer, DER SPIEGEL
»When he turned 70, Charles himself took this birthday as an opportunity to tell people very clearly I'm not stupid.
He literally said that.
I already know that as a king I have to act differently than as the heir to the throne.
He can't talk off the top of his head as freely as he used to.
He has a different role now.
He must be more diplomatic.
That's over now.
He knows that too.
It will be interesting to see if he can keep up.
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In general, it remains to be seen what style Charles, who is now officially King Charles III.
means will shape.
The challenges for the monarchy are enormous in view of the far-reaching energy crisis with sometimes catastrophic consequences for the British population:
Patricia Dreyer, DER SPIEGEL
»This is not the time when a monarchy gets loud or particularly pompous.
So Charles will continue to lose weight.
You'll have to take a close look at all these castles, Buckingham Palace.
Is that really still in the game as a family residence?
Or should we just make it a museum.
Things like that are really going to be looked at by Charles now.
I think those plans are already in the drawer.
But it just couldn't be implemented, because the Queen simply had a lot of traditions that were dear to her and that shouldn't be shaken.
But I think we're going to start cleaning up and taking stock now.
And now it's going to be slimmed down again.
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At 73, Charles is the oldest heir to the British throne.
Perhaps, unlike his mother, he will be able to initiate a smoother transition to his successor earlier.
According to the current status of the succession, that would be Prince William.
But just like his mother, Charles is likely to hold the throne until his death.
At least that is what the British model of the monarchy envisages.
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