Today, King Charles marks his 76th birthday, balancing both his royal duties and personal celebrations.
Despite ongoing health challenges, the King has plans to commemorate the day by opening food distribution hubs, celebrating the first anniversary of the Coronation Food Project.
While Charles’s birthdays are often understated affairs, his 70th birthday stood out as a memorable occasion, marked by the release of family portraits featuring him with Queen Camilla, his sons Prince William and Prince Harry, and his three eldest grandchildren.
Arranging this family photoshoot, however, was reportedly a difficult task, as William and Harry were less than enthusiastic about coordinating their schedules.
According to Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand’s biography, Finding Freedom, both brothers “can be hot and cold with their father,” leading one source to describe the planning for Charles’s 70th birthday photos as “an absolute nightmare.”
While Charles and William have since grown closer, sharing common goals around environmental work and the monarchy, Harry’s relationship with his father has notably strained.
Harry has openly shared his grievances, and as he revealed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Charles allegedly “refused to take his calls” at one point, leaving Harry feeling financially cut off. Efforts to reconnect appear complicated, with sources suggesting that Harry’s attempts to discuss important matters, such as his security during UK visits, have gone unanswered, deepening the family rift.
