King Charles III Takes the Throne
On May 6th, King Charles will become the oldest person to ascend the throne of the United Kingdom. He is a bit of an odd duck to be the king, Rebecca Mead thinks. Charles has \u201clong made clear that he considers his birthright a burden,\u201d she writes. In fact, many things are a burden: during the ceremonies following the death of Queen Elizabeth, the new king \u201cgot into not one but two altercations with malfunctioning pens. . . . As his biographer Catherine Mayer puts it, \u2018The world is against him\u2014even inanimate objects are against him. That is absolutely central to his personality.\u2019 \u201d Mead\u2014a subject of the king, as well as a staff writer\u2014talks with David Remnick about Charles III\u2019s coronation, the problem of Harry and Meghan, and the future of the British monarchy itself.