Charles finally ascends British throne after 70 years 

Long wait to be monarch peppered by personal troubles

The Prince of Wales, known as the Duke of Rothesay while in Scotland, during a roundtable with attendees of the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation seminar to discuss allergies and the environment, at Dumfries House, Cumnock. Picture date: Wednesday September 7, 2022.

Britain's Prince of Wales has become king, having acceded to the throne immediately on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth.

Charles — the nation's longest-serving heir apparent, having been so since he was three years old — is now fulfilling his royal destiny and reigning as monarch.