After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Charles III, now 73, ascended the throne, becoming the oldest monarch in British history. At the same time, it also marked the beginning of a new era in Britain.
However, the companion is like a companion tiger, and the bad temper of the new king makes many members of the royal family jealous. According to the British media "Daily Star" reported on September 27, British biographer Valentine Low in his new book "The courtier: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown" exposed Charles III's strong personality and his "never stop" work habits, giving people insight into all aspects of the new king's life.
Valentine writes in the book that Charles is very grumpy, he is easily irritated by small things, and the mood can soar from 0 to 60 in an instant. This claim has also been confirmed in two recent incidents, one is that he was angry because the pen box "got in the way" when he signed the enthronement document at St. James's Palace, and the other was that he spat out a perfume because of a leak in the pen at a signing ceremony in Northern Ireland.
In addition, the book also reveals that Charles throws things when he loses his temper, but he rarely vents his anger on individuals, and his tantrum must be because of something unpleasant, especially those related to the media.
According to royal insiders, when Charles lost his temper, only Camilla could calm him down, and she had a steady influence over the king.
Speaking about Queen Camilla's support for the King, former BBC royal correspondent Jenny Bond said Camilla knew how to appease Charles, she was Charles's rock and the foundation of his success.
The Daily Star contacted Buckingham Palace for comment on this view, but has not yet received a reply.
In an excerpt published in The Times, Valentine also said that Charles was very energetic, working every day of the seven days a week, and that he was not only demanding of himself, but also strict with the staff.
Valentine described Charles this way, "Working around him, the pace was quite tense", "He was never satisfied with himself or satisfied with what he achieved", "The people around him had to work hard to keep up with him", "He had quite good endurance".
The excerpt also reveals that Charles was always "studying his box, studying his ideas, studying his papers", and that he always had a lot of ideas and asked the staff to do things according to his ideas, so when his personal secretary workload was very large.
Staff are expected to receive calls from Charles at any time between the start of breakfast and 11 p.m., even during Christmas.
Julian Payne, Charles's former secretary, confirmed in an interview that Charles was so busy all day and night that he didn't even have time for lunch, so he usually ate a lot of breakfast, then ate two meals at a time, didn't eat afternoon tea until about five o'clock in the afternoon, then worked until dinner at 8:30 p.m., and returned to his desk around ten o'clock to continue working until late at night.
When he had not yet ascended the throne, he was already busy like this, and the workload after he ascended the throne was even more imaginable. King Charles III and Queen Camilla are reportedly still in Scotland to handle the work of the new monarch concerned. In the coming weeks, Charles will make his first international visit to France as king, supposedly to restore good ties between Brexit Britain and other major European countries. But Elizabeth Truss said a week before she took over as prime minister that it was "still uncertain" whether French President Emmanuel Macron was a friend or enemy of Britain.
It is worth mentioning that the late queen had not made a state visit in the past 7 years due to the continuous deterioration of her health.
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