Cultural depictions of King Charles III

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King Charles III of the United Kingdom has been depicted in art and popular culture.

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<i>King Charles III</i> (play) Play written by Mike Bartlett

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<i>King Charles III</i> (film) 2017 future history television film

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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.

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<i>Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace</i> 2021 film directed by Menhaj Huda

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.

<i>Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal</i> 2019 film directed by Menhaj Huda

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.

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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.

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