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By David Morgan September 19, 2022 / 2:05 PM / CBS NEWS • • • Chris Jackson/Getty Images Before he became Charles ascended to the throne following the death of his mother, Britain's longest-reigning monarch, on Sept. 8, 2022. After seven decades as heir to the queen, King Charles III would now rule. In this photo, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, inspects a royal guard at Garden Island Naval Base in Sydney, Australia, Nov. 9, 2012, as part of a tour marking Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. Eligible bachelor Anwar Hussein/Getty Images Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, wearing a navy blue Ralph Lauren jumper and white jodhpurs, talks to Lady Sarah Spencer as they attend a polo match at Guards Polo Club in July 1977 in Windsor, England. Charles would later date and then marry Sarah's sister, Diana. The Order of the Garter service Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attend the Order of the Garter Service at St. George's Chapel on June 17, 2013 in Windsor, England. Knights of the Garter, previously limited to members of the aristocracy, are today personally chosen by the monarchin recognition of their public service. D-Day anniversary ARTHUR EDWARDS/AFP via Getty Images Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales chats with D-Day veteran William Allen, at a service of remembrance at Bayeux cemetery on June 6, 2019 in Bayeux, northern France, as part of D-Day commemoration...

However, Charles will likely be crowned with many of the same traditions of his ancestors, including being crowned with St. Edward’s Crown, the centerpiece of the Crown Jewels, which are collectively estimated to be worth around Tangent Even before becoming king, Charles had long planned to Contra Not everyone in Britain will be celebrating the coronation. Anti-monarchy group Republic pledged shortly after Elizabeth’s death that Charles’ coronation “will be met by large republican protests.” CEO Graham Smith said in a September statement that "Charles is already king. There is absolutely no need to go through with this Key Background The actual coronation ceremony is a solemn religious affair that has “remained essentially the same Surprising Fact Bloomberg previously reported the coronation was tentatively