Prince Charles Ramps Up Preparations To Be King, Could Be ‘Oldest Monarch’

Prince Charles ramps up preparations to become the next king.

Prince Charles just celebrated his 50 years as the Prince of Wales on Monday. To commemorate his investiture, the heir apparent will be undertaking 20 engagements across the Wales this week. His wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, will join him in his upcoming appearances.

According to Express, Prince Charles has ramped up his preparations for taking over the monarchy by attending meetings. Prince Charles wants himself ready when takes over the throne from Queen Elizabeth II.

Based on the Court Circular, Prince Charles held a meeting about the Duchy of Lancaster at Clarence House on Feb. 6. This week, Prince Charles and Camilla will visit the Th Prince’s Trust call center at Nantgarw, near Cardiff to meet over 72,000 young people who are involved in the charity.

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will also visit Ty’n-y-Coed Forest to meet horse loggers and learn about their work. On Tuesday, they will visit Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llandovery Lunch Club and host an evening of music and drama at their Welsh home.

On Wednesday, Prince Charles and Camilla will visit Victoria Park and the Patti Pavilion, The Morriston Tabernacle Chapel and Carmarthen Market. The couple has a jam-packed week ahead.

According to Kaisha Langton, Prince Charles could be the oldest monarch to be crowned. The Prince of Wales unofficially won the record in 2013 when he turned 65 years old.

The oldest monarch at the start of his reign was King William IV, who succeeded the throne in 1830 at the age of 64. Meanwhile, the oldest heir to the throne in history was Sophia of Hanover, who was declared the rightful heir to Queen Anne by the Act of Settlement of 1701, but she never became queen because she died in 1714 at the age of 83, two months before Queen Anne died.

At present, Prince Charles holds the record of being the longest-serving heir apparent. He has been the first line to the throne since he was 3 years old.

Just recently, a photo of Prince Charles during Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation resurfaced. He was only 4 years when the photo was taken. In the snap, he looks bored and the netizens were quick to comment and say that after over six decades, the Prince of Wales is “still waiting.”