King III. Before Charles ascended the throne, he lived in the shadow of the powerful Windsor family, who imposed many of their choices on him. Thanks to unpublished archives and returning to the highlights of his life, from his first boarding school in Scotland, from Cambridge University where he studied archeology and anthropology, to the Polo club, where he was the Kingdom’s favorite bachelor. Close-up of a life spent waiting for the royal family, until her iconoclastic marriage to Camilla.
big challenges
King Charles III will have to face the dissolution of the Commonwealth. After Barbados declared itself a republic in November 2021, Jamaica is also preparing to follow the path of its Caribbean neighbor.
a generous ruler
In 1976 the UK was in the midst of an economic crisis. When Prince Charles ended his military service, he invested his £7,400 salary in setting up a relief fund to help young people in distress. Forty years later, Prince’s Trust has supported more than 1 million young people across the country.
environmental advocate
Charles III is passionate about ecology. He set up a farm at his Dumfries House estate in Scotland, which housed ancient cow breeds. He also created the Duchy Originals brand, which sells products from his organic farm and small farms in Highgrove to support sustainable agriculture.
Roots and wings, Wednesday 3 May at 21:10 at France 3
THOMAS GAETNER
Source: Programme Television
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