(UTV | ENGLAND) – The former Prince Charles has become the king of England following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch who served as the beloved face of her country and source of strength for seven decades, died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She was 96.
Charles ascended to the kingship immediately upon the death of his mother, according to British laws of succession.
The new king’s coronation and first formal appearance as the head of the commonwealth is not yet scheduled — Charles is expected to stay the night at Balmoral with the rest of the Royal Family.
Charles has not yet made public his intended royal name.
