Heir’s hoping
If you’ve found it hard since the Queen died to get your head around the fact that we now have a male monarch, you’re not alone. After 70 record-breaking years of Elizabeth II as sovereign, it still seems a little strange to be talking about the King, and referring to His Majesty.
But we’ll need to get used to it as all the monarchs for the foreseeable future will be men.
Next in line to accede to the throne after Charles III is his eldest son Prince William. Following a tradition that goes back to 1301, as heir apparent to the throne, he was given the title Prince of Wales by the Monarch (his dad). The title was bestowed on September 9 last year, the day
