King Charles III was born on Nov. 14, 1948 in Buckingham Palace. He is the eldest of four children from Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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A photo of King Charles was released on his 77th birthday, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (Source: @MilliePilks / Sandringham Estate via The Royal Family
Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, in the uniform of the Colonel in Chief of the Royal Regiment of Wales, salutes during the Regiment's Colour presentation, at Cardiff Castle in Wales, June 11, 1969. (AP Photo)
Prince Charles, foreground left, the eight-month-old son of Princess Elizabeth of England, left, and his father Philip, pose for a photo, on the Windlesham Moor, their summer residence, in Ascot, England, July 18, 1949. (AP Photo)
Prince Charles, watched by, from left, King George VI, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth, sits on a sculpture of a deer in the grounds of Balmoral Castle, Scotland, Aug. 1951. (AP Photo)
Princess Elizabeth stands with her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne at the couple's London residence at Clarence House, Aug. 1951. (AP Photo / Eddie Worth)
The Royal Family on grounds of Windsor Castle, Dec. 19, 1965 in Windsor. The Queen and Prince Philip stand with their children, who are, from left, Prince Charles, 17; Princess Anne, 15 and Prince Andrew, 5. In the pram is Prince Edward, age one. (AP Photo)
Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, holds her son Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, following his christening, Dec. 15, 1948. (AP Photo)
King George VI sits with his grandson Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, in London, Nov. 14, 1951. (AP Photo)
In this Nov. 14, 1952 file photo, Prince Charles, right, sits with his sister, Princess Anne, as they pose for a photo, at Balmoral Castle in Scotland (AP Photo / File)
Prince Charles and Princess Anne with their parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following their return from the Commonwealth tour, May 15, 1954. (PA, via AP)
Prince Charles poses for a photo, wearing a kilt of Balmoral Tartan on the grounds of Balmoral Castle, in Balmoral, Scotland, Nov. 12, 1955. (AP Photo)
Prince Charles leaves King's Cross Station, London as the Royal family return to London after their Christmas holidays at Sandringham, Jan. 24, 1957. (AP Photo)
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and their children, Prince Charles, right, Princess Anne and Prince Andrew, pose for a photo on the lawn of Balmoral Castle, in Scotland in September 1960 (AP Photo)
Prince Charles leads Jocelyne Rouleau, 21-year-old niece of Prime Minister Trudeau through the opening dance at a dinner-dance at Government House in Ottawa on July 3, 1970. Prime Minister Trudeau chats with Miss Canada Julie Maloney in background. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Mitchell)
Prince Charles is closely followed by a member of the opposing team as he plays polo for the Rangers team in the Chairman's Cup competition at Smith's Lawn, Great Windsor Park, in Windsor, England. Prince Charles has been preparing for the crown his entire life, Aug. 8, 1965. (AP Photo)
Garbed in wolverine-trimmed parka and a rabbit fur hat, Prince Charles laughs while watching an ice houe building competition in Forbisher Bay, Canada, April 25, 1975, during festivities to mark the local Toonik Tyme Festival and Charles' visit. The Prince leaves for Resolute in the high Arctic tomorrow. (CP PHOTO/Doug Ball)
Prince Charles takes off on board a snowmobile during a visit to Pangnirtung in the Northwest Territories on April 24, 1975. He was on a six day tour of the Arctic. (CP PHOTO/Doug Ball)
Prince Philip gives Princess Anne a few words of advice while Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Prince Andrew listen in prior to her starting in the cross-country three day equestrian event at Bromont, Quebec on July 24, 1976. (CP Photo/Chuck Mitchell)
Prince Charles as he speaks with his bride Princess Diana, during their wedding ceremony in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, July 29 1981. (AP Photo)
The Prince of Wales, left, and his son Prince William hug each other during a photo call in Klosters, Switzerland, Sunday, March 28, 2004. (AP / Michael Probst)
Prince William (left), Prince Charles (centre) and Prince Harry (Right) are all smiles as they pause for a photo-op on the slopes of Whistler Mountain, B.C. Thursday. (CP / Frank Gunn)
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles sit in the House of Lords at the official State Opening of Parliament in London, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. (Carl Court/Pool via AP)
Pope Francis shakes hands with Britain's Prince Charles during a private audience at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. (L'Osservatore Romano)
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla wave as they leave Winnipeg on May 21, 2014. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)
In this handout photo provided by Clarence House, Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall leave Clarence House to attend a party at Buckingham Palace for Charles' 70th birthday party, in London, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. (Chris Jackson / Clarence House via AP)
Prince Charles looks through a telescope on Bu Tinah Island, at the center of the UNESCO Marawah Protected Marine Area on the Persian Gulf, on Nov. 7, 2016. (Kamran Jebreili / AP)
Prince Charles and his bride Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, as they leave St George's Chapel in Windsor, England, April 9, 2005 following the church blessing of their civil wedding ceremony. (AP Photo/ Alastair Grant)
Prince Charles makes David Attenborough a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in a ceremony at Windsor Castle on June 8. (Jonathan Brady/PA/AP/CNN)
Prince Charles, Camilla and Governor General David Johnston arrive on Parliament Hill by landau on July 1, 2017 in Wellington. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland, visit Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland, Thursday Sept. 9, 2021. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)
Prince Charles shakes hands with a man wearing a carnival hat while visiting St. Aidan School in Linden, Guyana Saturday, Feb. 26, 2000, where he met with education officials and students. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, raises a glass as he samples a pint of beer during a visit to a Hotel in Stainforth, Yorkshire Monday Dec 17 2001. (AP Photo /John Giles/WPA)
ROYALS Charles, the Prince of Wales, center, his sons Prince William, right, and Prince Harry pose for the media during their private ski holiday in the fashionable Swiss ski resort of Klosters, Switzerland Thursday April 6, 2000. (AP Photo/Walter Bieri)
The Queen Mother waves from a horse drawn carriage with her grandson Prince Charles as she celebrates her 100th birthday Friday, August 4, 2000. (AP Photo/Dylan Martinez, Pool)
Prince Charles, right, and Admiral Brac de la Periere, left, President of the Normandy landing Committee, share a relaxed moment prior to the signature of the Golden Book at the Pegasus Bridge Museum, Sunday, June 4, 2000 in Ranville, Normandy, while French Defense Minister Alain Richard, center, looks on. (AP Photo/Mychele Daniau/Pool)
Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince Charles stand with performers on stage at at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Saturday April 21, 2018, for a concert to celebrate the 92nd birthday of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. (Andrew Parsons/Pool via AP)
Prince Charles enters the Organic Kitchen Garden at Audley End House in Saffron Walden, England, Thursday, July 27, 2000. (AP Photo/Findlay Kember/pool)
Prince Charles stands in front of the flag-draped coffin of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, as she lies in state and is guarded at the four corners of the catafalque by her grandsons in Westminster Hall, London, Monday, April 8, 2002. (AP Photo/WPA ROTA/Adrian Dennis )
King Charles III signs an oath to uphold the security of the Church in Scotland during the Accession Council at St James's Palace, London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, where he was formally proclaimed monarch. (Victoria Jones/Pool Photo via AP)
From left, a file photo of Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry, attending a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, in Vimy, France, Sunday, April 9, 2017. (Philippe Huguen/Pool Photo via AP)
King Charles III salutes as he leaves Westminster Abbey following the state funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey in central London, England, Monday Sept. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
King Charles III meets members of the community during a visit to Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, in Manchester, England, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (Chris Jackson, Pool Photo via AP)
Queen Elizabeth II is joined by Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and at rear, from left, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William, Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex during a reception at Buckingham Palace, London to mark the 50th anniversary of the investiture of the Prince of Wales, March 5, 2019. (Dominic Lipinski/Pool via AP)
King Charles III, right, speaks with Professor Gurch Randhawa, a member of the Sikh Congregation, as they sit on the floor in the Prayer Hall during the king's visit to the newly built Guru Nanak Gurdwara, in Luton, England, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
Pope Leo XIV, centre, cheers with King Charles III in the St. Damasus Courtyard at the Vatican after a state visit and pray with him in the Sistine Chapel, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Britain's King Charles III attends the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in central London, Nov. 9, 2025. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
From left, President Donald Trump, Britain's King Charles III, Queen Camilla and First Lady Melania Trump arrive for a State Banquet at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Sept. 17, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)
King Charles III meets members of the public after a visit to Chatfield Health Care to find out more about the services and bespoke support they provide to veterans in Battersea, London, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool)
King Charles gestures as he arrives at the Royal Albert Hall for the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, an annual event honouring military service members, which holds special significance in 2025 as it marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Nov. 8, 2025. (Jack Taylor/Pool Photo via AP)
Prince Edward, left, with Queen Camilla, King Charles, Prince William Prince Louis , Prince George, Kate Princess of Wales and Princess Charlott on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour in London, Saturday, June 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
A photo of King Charles was released on his 77th birthday, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (Source: @MilliePilks / Sandringham Estate via The Royal Family)
