King Charles has reportedly taken on more official appointments in the first year of his reign than his mother, who died last year, in the same period.
Charles III has taken on far more appointments in his first year as king than his mother Queen Elizabeth II did at the beginning of her reign. The monarch has had more than 550 official engagements in 161 days, the British news agency PA reported on Wednesday, citing the official palace calendar.
Elizabeth, on the other hand, completed just over 400 appointments in 157 days in the first year after her accession to the throne and also traveled significantly less than her son.
The Queen took office on February 6, 1952 after the death of her father, King George VI. accepted. She died after 70 years on the throne on September 8, 2022. Since then her eldest son has been the British king.
Charles has visited all four parts of the UK. In addition, there were two trips abroad with the state visit to Germany and a private stay in Romania. On the other hand, George and Elizabeth, who initially did not visit Northern Ireland either, always stayed in Great Britain in their first year. However, even the reigning king cannot keep up with his grandfather’s abundance of appointments: George kept at least 570 appointments over 183 days.
Other differences
However, as PA pointed out, there are clear differences. In this way, George became more involved in day-to-day events. As well as receiving the Prime Minister for weekly audiences, he also met more frequently with other government officials, including ministers responsible for the postal service and coal mines. Elizabeth and Charles, on the other hand, met the heads of government much more frequently in their first year on the throne: the Queen 27 times with Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the King 5 times with short-term Prime Minister Liz Truss and 21 times with incumbent Rishi Sunak. However, they met other politicians much less frequently.
Another difference between George and his descendants is historical. In the 1930s the British Empire still existed, India, for example, only became independent in 1947. George therefore had many audiences with dignitaries and diplomats from British colonies.
Source: Stern
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