KING CHARLES III FACES CHALLENGES EVEN BEFORE CORONATION CEREMONY

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King Charles faces challenges, family rifts, and overshadowing racism

King Charles, who ascended to the throne in Britain in September, faces a test. Prince Henry, the king's second son, who immigrated to the United States, continued to criticize the royal family, and family rifts deepened. Meanwhile, his first Christmas speech as king on 25 December was the highest ever viewership of the late Queen Elizabeth. For better or worse, the high-profile king welcomes his first new year as monarch.

"My brother yelled at me and my father told me things that weren't true." This is the content of the "revelation" that Prince Henry spoke of in the documentary program "Harry & Meghan" about Prince Henry and Meghan distributed by Netflix in December. When the prince decided to leave public service in 2020, he complained of being bombarded with heartfelt words from his brother, Prince William, and father, Prince Charles. Prince Henry and his wife have been critical of the royal family since leaving official duties.

Casting a shadow over the royal family is the issue of racism. Meghan, who is of African descent, revealed in 21 that she was worried by members of the royal family about "how dark her skin would be" when she was pregnant with her eldest son, Archie. It is still unclear who the members of the royal family are.

The royal family has also been rocked by racial issues in recent years. In late November, a female staff member of a former entourage who served the late Queen Elizabeth for more than 60 years repeatedly asked a black British philanthropist during a royal event where she was from.

The former aide was summarily dismissed, but in a manner that highlighted the discrimination that still persists within the royal family, British Prime Minister Sunak, who is of Indian descent, called for "racism to be confronted".

Under these circumstances, King Charles was thrown eggs by citizens twice after his accession to the throne. According to the BBC, a man arrested for throwing eggs in central York on November 9 shouted, "This country was built on the blood of slaves."

On the other hand, attention to the king is still high. According to British media, 10.6 million viewers watched the program that aired the Christmas speech on December 25, the highest ever including the time of Queen Elizabeth. In light of the current situation where life is becoming increasingly difficult due to high prices, the king said, "I would like to pay tribute to the kind people who provide food, time, and support those around them."

According to a November poll conducted by YouGov, a British research firm, a total of 67% of respondents rated King Charles as "very good" or "so-so," maintaining a "stable" (YouGov) figure. But that's not particularly high, with his eldest son, Prince William (81%), more than 10 points behind the late Princess Diana (72%), who died 25 years after her death in 1997.

The king has a headache early in the year. According to British media, Prince Henry is due to publish his autobiography around 10 January 23, with more intense criticism of the royal family.

KING CHARLES III - THE KING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

New King Charles is struggling to stage 'British unity' and feels threatened by leaving the royal family

Between the 8th day of Queen Elizabeth's death and the 19th day of her state funeral, the royal family saw the opportunity to "unveil" the new King Charles III to the public, and the king traveled around Britain during the mourning period. How did Britain celebrate its first state funeral in 57 years?

Mixed emotions unique to the United Kingdom.

Charles III, who became the new king upon the Queen's death, visited various parts of England immediately after his accession to the throne. The royal family's emphasis seems to have been to reaffirm the "unity of Britain" to the public.

The United Kingdom is a "United Kingdom" consisting of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, which were originally separate countries, but there is still a movement towards independence in Scotland. Furthermore, in Northern Ireland, there is a 30-year Northern Ireland conflict (1968~98) between Protestant residents who want to continue British rule and Catholic residents who want annexation to neighboring Ireland. In fact, King Charles' great-uncle, Lord Mountbatten, was blown up by the Irish Republican Army (IRA), a Catholic extremist group, in '79, and Northern Ireland is a place of mixed feelings for the king, who was a strong admirer of his great-uncle.

However, on a visit to Northern Ireland on the 13th, the King declared that he would inherit the Queen's commitment to reconciliation in Northern Ireland and said: "I am determined to pursue the welfare of all the inhabitants of Northern Ireland and take up a new role." O'Neill, deputy leader of the Sinn Fein Party, a former political wing of the IRA and now the first party in the Northern Ireland Parliament, said earlier on Wednesday that he was "looking forward to working with the king, even though there are bridges that need to be repaired." Newspapers prominently reported with photographs, such as "Sinn Fein Party condolences to the king" and "The king is determined to continue to heal."

However, British royal critic Richard Fitzwilliams said: "The sentiment of the people of Northern Ireland has not changed significantly.

King Charles' true face was a childhood hungry for affection, controversial political rhetoric.

With the death of Queen Elizabeth, a new era of King Charles III (73) began in Britain. What kind of person is the new king? I looked back on his childhood and followed his true face. 

"I've never been hugged by my mother."

According to British media, Charles once told those around him. Charles was born on November 14, 1948. At the age of three, her mother, Elizabeth, became queen and began to be extremely busy with official duties. He grew up without any memory of his mother's affectionate hugs as a child, and he only "shook hands" with his great mother.

Even tougher was his father, Prince Philip (who died in April 2021). His father, a sports all-rounder and former Navy officer, raised Charles harshly as a shy and vulnerable child from an early age.

From 'Most Hated Woman' to Queen Lady Camilla's efforts to change national sentiment

With the accession to the throne of King Charles (73), Lady Camilla (75) also began to be called by the title of "queen". Queen Camilla was once dubbed "Britain's most hated woman" for allegedly causing the divorce of the then popular Princess Diana and Prince Charles, but recently there has been an increase in positive coverage. It was Queen Elizabeth, who died on the 8th, who turned the tide.

"Twenty-five years ago, most people could not have imagined it." Reuters reported on Wednesday about Camilla, who became queen's wife.

The Crown Prince and his wife divorced in 1996, allegedly due to an affair between the Crown Prince and his wife, Camilla. It was Princess Diana who called Lady Camilla "Rottweiler" after a large dog that would not let go once bitten.

Princess Diana died in an accident in '97, and the Crown Prince remarried Camilla in 2005, but public opinion about this process was harsh on Camilla, and the British media called her "the most hated woman in Britain".

Lady Camilla was also considerate of national sentiment and passed the title "Duchess of Cornwall" instead of "Crown Princess". Even when the crown prince becomes king, it has been thought that "the king's wife" is used instead of "queen".