Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip welcomed their first child, son King Charles, on Nov. 14, 1948
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The late monarch crowned Charles the Prince of Wales in 1962
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The pair regularly attended official outings together, including the annual Braemar Highland Gathering and Trooping the Colour parades
King Charleshad a close relationship with his mother,Queen Elizabeth.
Charles was the firstborn ofthe Queen's four childrenwith herhusband of 73 years,Prince Philip.
InPrince of Wales: A Biography, the 1994 tome by Jonathan Dimbleby that the King authorized, Charles described his relationship with his parents as distant, asnoted byThe New York Times. As he got older, they strengthened their bond, with the two seen laughing at public engagements, and the King sometimes affectionately referred to his mother as "darling Mama" or "Your Majesty, Mummy" during speeches,perNewsweek.
After the Queen'sdeath on Sept. 8, 2022, at age 96, Charlessucceeded her immediatelyas monarch. Eight months later, King Charleswas officially crowned.
Inhis first address as monarchtwo weeks after the Queen's death, the monarch shared a heartfelt message about his mother.
"Throughout her life, Her Majesty The Queen — my beloved Mother — wasan inspiration and exampleto me and to all my family, and we owe her the most heartfelt debt any family can owe to their mother; for her love, affection, guidance, understanding and example," he said.
From polo matches and the annual games in Scotland to theTrooping the Colour parade, revisit some of the most memorable public moments between King Charles and the late monarch.
At Charles' Christening in 1948
Then-Princess Elizabeth flashed a warm smile as she posed for a photo with her firstborn son on the day of his christening.
At Balmoral Castle in 1952
While at her beloved summer residence in Scotland in 1952, the Queen looked over her son, then 4, as he played in his toy car, which matched her dress perfectly!
During a Polo Match in 1956
The Queen and her son shared a love of riding and were photographed multiple times at polo matches in Windsor. The sovereign would go on to play polo, and sherode horses up until the last yearof her life.
Crowning Charles the Prince of Wales in 1969
At Caernarfon Castle, the Queen crowned her son during his investiture ceremony to become Prince of Wales in July 1969.
At Windsor Castle in 1969
Occasionally,the royal familyshared glimpses into their family life, including this sweet shot of the Queen and her eldest son conversing as her youngest son,Prince Edward, looked on.
At a Polo Match in 2003
After playing a polo match in Windsor, King Charles gave his mother a chivalrous kiss on the hand.
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At King Charles' Wedding in 2005
The Queen smiled approvingly atCharles and his new bride, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (nowQueen Camilla).
Though she and Philipdidn't attend the intimate 2005 ceremonyitself — the Queen decided that, as head of the Church of England, it wasn't appropriate for her to be at the wedding of two people who hadeach divorced their previous partners— they were present for the Service of Prayer and Dedication at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle afterward.
They also held a reception for the couple.
At the Braemar Highland Gathering in 2006
Regulars at the Highland games, the mother and son get a kick out of a tug-of-war game going on in September 2006.
Reading a Biography of the Queen Mother in 2009
The mother and son held one of the first copies of the official biography ofQueen Elizabeth's mother, whodied in March 2002at the age of 92, titledQueen Elizabeth: The Queen Mother, The Official Biography.
At the Chelsea Flower Show in 2009
King Charles, a passionate environmentalist and gardener, was presented with the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honour by the Queen — a high honor rarely bestowed by the society — in May 2009. He was the second royal to earn it after his grandmother, Elizabeth.
At the Braemar Highland Gathering in 2012
The Queen and her son shared a rare moment of uncontrolled laughter as they took in a children's sack race in September 2012 at the annual games in Scotland.
At the State Opening of Parliament in 2019
The King escorted his mother to the throne for one of her royal duties: opening parliament each year.
Byspecial order of the Queen, King Charlestook on that task for the first timein May 2022. The occasion also markedPrince William's first attendance at a parliament opening in Westminster, London.
At the Queen's Jubilee in 2022
Grandkids were a soft spotfor the Queen, as they are now for King Charles. (The late monarch and Philipshared eight grandchildren, who have sincewelcomed kids of their own.)
During the 2022 Trooping the Colour parade in London, both chatted with Prince William andKate Middleton's youngest child, sonPrince Louis, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
At the Platinum Jubilee Pageant in 2022
During the Queen'sfour-day Platinum Jubilee, whichmarked her 70 years on the throne, King Charles and the late monarchwere all smiles on the balconyof Buckingham Palace in London for thePlatinum Jubilee Pageanton June 5, 2022.
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