King Charles III of the United Kingdom has been depicted in art and popular culture.
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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales. He is fifth in the line of succession to the British throne.
The British royal family comprises Charles III, King of the United Kingdom, and his close relations. There is no strict legal or formal definition of who is or is not a member, although the Royal Household has issued different lists outlining who is a part of the royal family. They support the monarch in undertaking public engagements and often pursue charitable work and interests. The royal family are regarded as British cultural icons.
Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has been a residence of the British royal family since the 17th century, and is currently the official London residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is an American member of the British royal family and former actress. She is the wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and daughter-in-law of King Charles III.
James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn is the younger child of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex. He is the youngest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and a nephew of King Charles III. He is 14th in line of succession to the British throne.
King Charles III is a 2014 play in blank verse by Mike Bartlett. It was premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in April 2014 and centres on the accession and reign of King Charles III of the United Kingdom, the then-speculative regnal name of the real Charles III, and the limiting of the freedom of the press after the News International phone hacking scandal.
Princess Charlotte of Wales is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales. Charlotte is also a granddaughter of King Charles III and is third in the line of succession to the British throne.
The Windsors is a British sitcom and parody of the British royal family, the House of Windsor. It was first broadcast on Channel 4 in April 2016 and stars Harry Enfield, Haydn Gwynne, Hugh Skinner, Louise Ford, Richard Goulding, Tom Durant-Pritchard, Kathryn Drysdale, Morgana Robinson, Ellie White, and Celeste Dring.
King Charles III is a 2017 future history television film adapted by Mike Bartlett from his play of the same title. It is directed by Rupert Goold, director of the original play, and stars most of the play's original cast including Tim Pigott-Smith, who died before the film was broadcast, as Charles.
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held on Saturday 19 May 2018 in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom. The groom is a member of the British royal family; the bride is American and previously worked as an actress, blogger, and charity ambassador and advocate. On the morning of the wedding, Prince Harry's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, conferred upon him the titles of Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel. Upon her marriage, Markle became Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex, Countess of Dumbarton and Baroness Kilkeel. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, officiated at the wedding using the standard Anglican church service for Holy Matrimony published in Common Worship, a liturgical text of the Church of England. The traditional ceremony was noted for the inclusion of African-American culture.
Prince Louis of Wales is a member of the British royal family. He is the third and youngest child of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales. Louis is also a grandson of King Charles III and is fourth in the line of succession to the British throne.
Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance is a 2018 historical fiction television film about the meeting and courtship of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The movie originally aired on the Lifetime Network on May 13, 2018, as a lead up to the royal wedding. The movie stars Murray Fraser and Parisa Fitz-Henley as the titular Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with Burgess Abernethy and Laura Mitchell co-starring as Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor is the son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. He is a grandchild of King Charles III and is sixth in the line of succession to the British throne.
Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor is the daughter of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. She is a grandchild of King Charles III and is seventh in the line of succession to the British throne.
Oprah with Meghan and Harry is a 2021 television special hosted by American media personality Oprah Winfrey, that featured an interview between Winfrey, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. The special premiered March 7, 2021 on CBS in the United States, and in the United Kingdom the next day on ITV.
Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace is a 2021 historical fiction television film. Set three years after the royal wedding of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, it covers their withdrawal from the royal family and the birth of their son Archie. The movie originally aired on the Lifetime Network on September 6, 2021, and it constitutes a second sequel to Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance from 2017 and Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal from 2019.
Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal is a 2019 historical fiction television film about the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and their first year of marriage. The movie originally aired on the Lifetime Network on May 27, 2019, as a sequel to Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance.
The 2022 Trooping the Colour ceremony was held on Thursday 2 June 2022, as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II. Over 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians came together in the traditional parade to mark the Queen's Official Birthday, which usually takes place on the second Saturday of June.
On 8 September 2022, Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, the longest-living and longest-reigning British monarch, died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Upon the Queen's death, Charles, her eldest son, immediately became King of the United Kingdom and fourteen other Commonwealth realms. The official announcement of her death was made at 18:30 BST.