The coronation ofKing Charles IIIandQueen Camillawill be the first of the 21st century — but that’s not the only reason it will hit the history books.

At the May 6 coronation, Charles, 74, and Camilla, 75, will be the oldest King and Queen Consort crowned in British history. Charles was only 3 when his motherQueen Elizabeth IIacceded the throne in 1952 when she was 25, and she would go on to reign for a record-breaking 70 years.

According toSky History, the oldest British monarchs to be crowned before King Charles ranged in age from their late fifties to their mid-sixties. The three eldest monarchs to come before him are King William IV, who became sovereign at age 64 in 1830, King Edward VII, who rose in rank at age 59 in 1901, and King George IV, who took the throne at age 57 in 1820.

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King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort during the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace on November 22, 2022 in London, England. This is the first state visit hosted by the UK with King Charles III as monarch, and the first state visit here by a South African leader since 2010.

WhileQueen ElizabethII was just 25 when her father died, making her the new monarch, she is far from the youngest U.K. sovereign to take the throne. Mary, Queen of Scots, was just 6 days old when she became queen in 1542, while the youngest king was Henry VI, who was 8 months and 26 days old at the time of his accession in 1422.

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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall sit during State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster on May 18, 2016 in London, England. The State Opening of Parliament is the formal start of the parliamentary year. This year’s Queen’s Speech, setting out the government’s agenda for the coming session, is expected to outline policy on prison reform, tuition fee rises and reveal the potential site of a UK spaceport.

“He’s one of the first people in the family to end up making the most of that role,” his sonPrince Harrytold the BBC’sPrince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70.

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Prince Philipwas born in Greece and baptized in the Greek Orthodox church, converting religions before his wedding toQueen ElizabethII in November 1947.

He played an instrumental role in his wife’s coronation in 1953, from organizing theepic investitureas chair of the Coronation Committee and serving as the first person to greet her as Queen after the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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King Charles III attends a site in Wiltshire where Ukrainian recruits are being trained by British and international partner forces in south-west England

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Buckingham Palacepreviously saidthat King Charles and Queen Camilla’s crowning ceremony will honor tradition while bringing the religious ritual into the modern era.

“The Coronation will reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry,” the palace said in the fall.

source: people.com