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Sobrevivir: el gran reto de la monarquía británica

El nuevo rey, Carlos III, recibe la corona a edad avanzada y con una imagen de ‘segundón’. Llega al trono luego de un largo reinado de su madre que fue una figura de enorme peso, difícil de igualar

(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 01, 2021 Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (C) reacts as he speaks with Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (R) at a reception for the key members of the Sustainable Markets Initiative and the Winners and Finalists of the first Earthshot Prize Awards at the Clydeside Distillery, on the sidelines of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. - Charles has spent virtually his entire life waiting to succeed his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, even as he took on more of her duties and responsibilities as she aged. But the late monarch's eldest son, 73, made the most of his record-breaking time as the longest-serving heir to the throne by forging his own path. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / POOL / AFP)
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 01, 2021 Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (C) reacts as he speaks with Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (R) at a reception for the key members of the Sustainable Markets Initiative and the Winners and Finalists of the first Earthshot Prize Awards at the Clydeside Distillery, on the sidelines of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. - Charles has spent virtually his entire life waiting to succeed his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, even as he took on more of her duties and responsibilities as she aged. But the late monarch's eldest son, 73, made the most of his record-breaking time as the longest-serving heir to the throne by forging his own path. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / POOL / AFP) DANIEL LEAL
Carlos III, nuevo monarca del Reino Unido, será proclamado este viernes 9 de agosto. (JULIAN SIMMONDS/AFP)

El jueves 8 de setiembre quedará marcado como uno de los días clave en la historia de Reino Unido; murió la reina Isabel II y su hijo, el príncipe Carlos de Gales, se convirtió en el rey Carlos III.

Aunque desde que nació, el 14 de noviembre de 1948, él fue preparado para asumir el trono de la monarquía más importante del mundo, su espera fue larga, pues su madre llevó la corona por 70 años. En ese tiempo, Carlos vivió a la sombra de Isabel II, siempre ocupando un segundo plano y, cuando asumió algún protagonismo, lo hizo arrastrando escándalos por su relación extramatrimonial con Camilla Parker Bowles.

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