King Charles III: 20 surprising things to know about the monarch
1. King Charles III has an estimated fortune of...
500 million euros, according to Les Echos.
2. He was four years old when he became the heir to the throne
His grandfather King George VI died and Elizabeth II became Queen, making him heir.
3. He was traumatised by his time at Gordonstoun School
Gordonstoun is a boarding school where his father was also educated. His father forced Charles to attend the school. The King now describes his years there as a 'prison sentence'.
4. King Charles is the first member of the Royal Family to graduate from university!
5. In 2017, he was named in the Paradise Papers scandal
The Paradise Papers scandal was a tax evasion case.
6. He dated Lady Sarah, Diana Spencer's sister, for nine months...
7. He is rumoured to have two illegitimate sons...
An Australian named Simon Durante-Day has been claiming for years that he is the spitting image of his 'father', King Charles.
8. King Charles has been the victim of a nasty rumour
According to 'sources close to the palace', he made a remark about the skin colour of his grandson Archie, child of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
9. His brother Andrew was accused of sexual assault in the Jeffrey Epstein case
10. Camilla Parker Bowles is the love of his life
He confirmed that he had an affair with Camilla while he was married to Princess Diana. Then-Prince Charles and Camilla married on 9 April 2005. He was 56, she was 57.
11. King Charles claims to be a descendant of Dracula
He claims to have blood ties to Vlad the Impaler, better known as Dracula, reports Le Point...
12. His wife Camilla is said to love a gin and tonic!
13. The new monarch and his wife live with 125 employees and servants who take care of their comfort
14. His favourite grandson is apparently...
Little George, the eldest son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge!
15. King Charles has breakfast, but never lunch!
However, he does take a tea break at 5pm.
16. He is a great believer in alternative medicines
Such as aromatherapy, homeopathy, hypnosis, and acupuncture.
17. His foundation received a £1 million donation from Bin Laden's family
18. King Charles is apparently a big goofball!
19. In 1980, he wrote a children's book
The book is entitled 'The Old Man Of Lochnager'.
20. When he became King, he was allowed to choose his name
Monarchs often change their names, like King George VI, who was born Albert. However, Prince Charles chose to keep his name, becoming King Charles III.
21. King Charles is grounded despite being a qualified pilot
Charles crashed the Queen’s £10m plane on the windy Scottish island of Islay, he destroyed three wheels as he landed aggressively. No one was injured.
22. King Charles is in on the hand joke
He himself has called them his ‘sausage fingers’ in a letter to a friend when he was describing his newborn son, Prince William. ‘He really does look surprisingly appetizing and has sausage fingers just like mine,’ he wrote.
23. The Streisand effect
He once sent Barbra Streisand flowers, which she later reminded him of. ‘You know, if I played my cards right, I could have wound up being the first Jewish princess!’
24. The King is an accomplished artist
Charles is technically a successful artist. He’s an honorary member of the RA and his paintings have sold for a total of about £2 million.
25. The King has a very peculiar phobia
He’s terrified of cling film. According to biographer Tom Bower, the then-Prince was said to have ‘shrieked’ and ‘trembled’ when first coming into contact with the plastic.
