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King Charles settles into life as monarch, after long wait

King Charles settles into life as monarch, after long wait

AFTER waiting longer than any British heir to become monarch, King Charles has quietly settled into his new role with little of the drama some commentators had expected, but with family divisions and some fundamental issues still looming. The 74-year-old Charles, who will be formally crowned on Saturday, was the oldest sovereign to take the throne in a lineage that dates back 1,000 years when he succeeded his hugely popular mother Queen Elizabeth after her death last September. She had reigned for 70 years. Since then, while the new king has given glimpses of future changes to the institution, the man who was known…
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