King Charles III 100 moments from his journey to the throne

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

As the nation celebrates the coronation of a new monarch, The Sun looks back on 100 moments in the life of the man who would be king.

The longest heir apparent in British history, King Charles has lived a remarkable life during his 70-year wait to be king. From his childhood to his later years, each day of Charles's life has led up to the moment he ascended to the throne. With exclusive articles from The Sun's archives, rarely seen photographs and a foreword written by celebrated royal photographer Arthur Edwards MBE, this book paints a unique portrait of the man behind the monarch.

Featuring the ups and downs, highs and lows, and the key moments that have shaped the life of a son, father, grandfather and king, including:

• The birth of a prince, 1948
• From Balmoral to boarding school, 1958
• Investiture of the Prince of Wales, 1969
• Blazing a trail for the environment, 1970
• Charles meets Camilla, 1972
• Wedding of the century, 1981
• 'I'm a dad', 1982
• The end of a fairytale, 1992
• Cool Charles stares down gunman, 1994
• The death of Diana, 1997
• Official: he's world's best dressed man, 2009
• Proud Charles walks Meghan up the aisle, 2018
• Charles's tearful farewell to Papa, 2021
• God save the Queen, 2022
• All hail the King, 2022