King Charles became heir to the throne at just three-years-old when his mother was crowned Queen following the death of George VI.
He has spent his full life preparing to be monarch, and when Her Majesty died at the age of 96 on September 8, he was finally crowned King.
His mother's long reign means her experience and wisdom of being a monarch and head of state will have no doubt rubbed off on her son - and will help to shape his reign, reports the Mirror.But there's also several things that Charles may want to do differently to his mother - and here we look at the ways Charles III's reign maybe different from Elizabeth II's?One major change we could be set to see during Charles' reign is a much smaller, slimmed down monarchy with fewer key players.The Firm has, of course, already undergone some major structural changes in the past few years.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have decided their future is not in the UK, while Prince Andrew is not expected to ever return to public life.
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