Charles, who on Friday marked the first full day of his reign following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, has waited a lifetime to take on the top job.
Here are some key numbers associated with the new monarch.
– 2 –
The number of times Charles has contracted coronavirus. He spent a week in isolation after first testing positive in March 2020. In February of this year, he tested positive again but showed no symptoms.
– 3 –
Age at which Charles became first in line to the throne after his grandfather, King George VI, died in 1952 and his mother became Queen Elizabeth II.
– 4 –
Age at which he acquired the flawless side parting that has become his personal style signature.
– 11 –
Number of years Charles spent with Diana Spencer after a fairytale wedding in 1981. They separated in 1992, with Diana blaming his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles for the marriage’s breakdown. They divorced in 1996.
– 27 –
Number of letters dubbed “black spider memos” sent to Tony Blair’s government in 2004-2005 in Charles’ spider-like script. In the letters, Charles calls on the government to take action ranging from inadequate army equipment to the plight of the Patagonian Toothfish.
– 52 –
The number of years Charles has owned his venerable Aston Martin DB6 convertible, which he converted in 2008 to run on bioethanol made from wine and cheese.
His older son, Prince William, used the car to leave Buckingham Palace with his new wife after their wedding in 2011.
– 350 –
The number of years a clothing company in Worcester, central England, had to wait to repay a debt of £453.15 ($527 in today’s money) accumulated by King Charles II for army uniforms in the 17th century.
The prince who on Thursday Charles III. paid back the money in 2008, minus interest.
– 3,344 –
The number of tonnes of CO2 emissions caused by Charles and Camilla in the year ended March 31, 2019, the most recent year for which they provide records.
The king, an environmentalist, has been criticized for his liberal use of private jets.
– 1,000,000 –
The number of people who have benefited so far from the Prince’s Trust, which Charles set up with his Royal Navy severance pay in 1976 to help young people from disadvantaged areas.
It’s also the amount of the donation to his charity that Charles reportedly accepted in 2013 from the family of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden.
– 1.6 million –
The number of followers Charles and Camilla have on Instagram. For comparison, Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge have 13.9 million.
