Unlike his mother, Charles III will not have to bear the burden of shepherding his kingdom for the next 70 years. Although he has improved his image, he is still less esteemed than other members of the royal family.
A YouGov poll places him as the seventh most popular royal, behind his daughter-in-law Kate, son William, sister Anne, niece Zara Tindall, brother Edward and his wife, Camilla. He faces a dilemma: be a billionaire monarch who boasts of a new superyacht, or a king willing to pay his taxes.