God save the queen, long live the king. The second Elizabethan era has come to an end and the royal family will now rally around a new monarch for the next era in British history.
What will change for each of the royals?
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Charles, Prince of Wales, poses for an official portrait in November 2008. He became king after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
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Charles was born at Buckingham Palace in London on November 14, 1948. His mother was then Princess Elizabeth.
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Princess Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip sit on a lawn with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne in August 1951.
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Charles attends his mother’s coronation in 1953 with his grandmother, left, and his aunt Margaret.
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Charles, right, shakes hands with Sir Gerald Creasy, the Governor of Malta, as he and the rest of the Royal Family visit Malta in May 1954.
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Charles rides with his mother and grandmother as they travel to Westminster Abbey for Princess Margaret’s wedding in May 1960.
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Charles prepares to take off during a flying lesson in 1968. In 1971, he earned his wings as a jet pilot and joined the Royal Navy.
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Queen Elizabeth II introduces Charles to the people of Wales after his accession as Prince of Wales in July 1969.
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Charles attends Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1970. He was the first royal heir to earn a bachelor’s degree.
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Charles, left, drives a go-kart with his brother Prince Edward and his sister Princess Anne, circa 1969.
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Charles meets US President Richard Nixon during a private visit to Washington in July 1970.
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Charles attends a conference with his father in November 1970.
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Charles on safari in Kenya in February 1971.
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Charles prepares to fire a bazooka while visiting military barracks in West Berlin in October 1972.
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Charles fishing with a wooden spear circa 1975.
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Charles poses for sculptor David McFall in December 1975.
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Charles smokes a peace pipe during a visit to Canada in July 1977.
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Charles rides a horse during an equestrian event in Cirencester, England, in April 1978.
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Charles, as Commander-in-Chief, visits the Cheshire Regiment in Canterbury, England, November 1978. He served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976 and in 2012 his mother appointed him five-star honorary ranks in the navy, army and air force .
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Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles are pictured together around 1979. They dated in the 70s and eventually married in 2005. It was the second marriage for both of them. Their first marriages ended in divorce.
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Charles poses outside the Taj Mahal in India in 1980.
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Charles kisses his first wife, Lady Diana Spencer, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in July 1981. Their wedding ceremony was televised.
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Charles and Princess Diana leave a London hospital with their first child, William, in July 1982.
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Charles and Diana dance together at a formal event.
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Charles shares a playful pie in the face while visiting a community center in Manchester, England, in December 1983.
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Charles walks with locals on a visit to Papua New Guinea in 1984.
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Charles and Diana sit together in Toronto during a royal tour in October 1991. A year later, they separated. Charles’ relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles became public in 1993.
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Charles, Diana and their two sons, William and Harry, gather for VJ Day commemorations in London in August 1995. The couple separated a year…
