He is arguably the best prepared king in the world. We have known him for 74 years. But who is he really? Under the spotlight since birth, Charles has never given up much. How was it built? And what king will he be? He succeeds his mother who will have marked history and the century. Is it a handicap or an advantage? Charles III, is he the anti-Elizabeth II?
“As a prince, he had ideas, positions that he will not be able to have as king in particular”recalls Antoine Michelland, head of the Royalty department at the magazine Point of view.
“We can talk about the war in Iraq in 2003, the second Iraq war where he was violently opposed, the participation in the war itself and the participation in this war of the Great Britain of Tony Blair. And he made it known,” adds the journalist.
A very political king who was aware that his role was going to change by sitting on the throne. “He was completely aware of it”, assures Marie Billon, RTL correspondent in London. This is something he spoke about very openly to reassure the British and especially the media who were worried about borrowing a little too politicized, that he would become an overly politicized king himself. And he tried to calm all that down in a BBC documentary. released in 2018.”
>> Windsor, a podcast on the incredible destiny of King Charles III, offered by RTL and the magazine Point of view. Sophie Aurenche, journalist at RTL, Adelaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre, editorial director of Point of viewas well as several journalists from the magazine, trace in 8 exceptional episodes the journey of Charles III on the occasion of his coronation with Camilla on May 6, 2023.
2023-05-03 06:13:41
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