King Charles' journey has just begun, but it is already uphill. After the glories of Elizabeth II, the future of the Crown is shrouded in unknowns. On the throne, a new sovereign, yes, but an elderly man, who has almost always lived in someone else’s shadow. Who is Charles? How will he lead the monarchy? The King appears today as a mysterious object, suspended between a glorious past and an uncertain future, but perhaps - in these tumultuous times - Charles is the best King the country could hope to have.

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