Royal Family posts touching photobook of King Charles’ life on his 75th birthday – including a poignant shot with a young Harry in happier times

The royal family’s social media accounts paid tribute to King Charles on his 75th birthday, posting a photobook-style montage of images showing the monarch from his very first public appearance as a child to more recent times – and many key moments in between.

The 39-second clip was posted this morning on X by @RoyalFamily and takes the monarch back decades as he celebrates his milestone birthday, showing some of his life’s most important moments and more intimate photos of time spent with family members over the years.

The post featured two emojis, one shaped like a crown and the other shaped like a cake, along with the words “Wishing His Majesty the King a happy 75th birthday.”

There are images of the late queen, including one from 1948 when she first appeared in public with her first child. Charles is seen fast asleep in his royal christening gown in his mother’s arms.

In honor of the king’s 75th birthday on Tuesday, the official Royal Family X account posted a touching 39-second photo montage of Charles’ life.

Princes William and Harry also appear, although not together, with glimpses of happy scenes from their childhoods, including the moment when then-Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana introduced their second son to the world. at St Mary’s Hospital in London in September 1984.

There is also a photograph taken in November 1997 of the then Prince Charles with a young Prince Harry: father and son smiling together as they wrote their handprints on concrete during an official visit to South Africa.

Elsewhere, a photograph of Charles and Prince William from 1998 can also be seen on the slopes of the Swiss ski resort of Klosters, a longtime favorite of the royal family.

The photobook style montage opens with a blue and white front cover that features a floral scene with bees and the caption “Happy Birthday, Your Majesty.”

Upbeat classical music becomes the soundtrack to a montage that spans decades.

The photobook style montage opens with a blue and white cover featuring a floral scene and an image of bees.

Already human: Among the images in the montage was a photograph of Charles, shown in 1953 as a five-year-old, waving to well-wishers.

Snapshots of family life: The predominantly black-and-white photo book features images of the king as a young member of the royal family

The then-young Prince Charles pictured in 1970 when he was just 22 years old, right: Photo of the late Queen in a play scene with her children.

The King with the late Princess Diana shortly after the birth of Prince Harry on September 15, 1984 at St. Mary’s Hospital in London.

The king’s 75th birthday will be a working day for the monarch, marked with fireworks throughout the capital.

Charles and the Queen will launch the Coronation Food Project, which aims to bridge the gap between food waste and food needs.

He is expected to celebrate his milestone birthday privately with family and friends this evening.

Happier Times: The then Prince Charles with the young Prince Harry in 1997; father and son record their handprints during an official visit to South Africa.

Charles’ time on the slopes in Klosters, Switzerland, with Princes William and Harry in 1998 also flies by.

At midday, the Royal Horse Artillery, named after Charles’ grandfather, King George VI, will fire a 41-gun salute from London’s Green Park.

An hour later, the Honorable Artillery Company will fire a 62-gun salute across Tower Wharf at the Tower of London – an additional 21 for the City of London.

Charles will also host a reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the work of nurses and midwives over the decades as part of celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service.

Guests will include around 400 nurses and midwives, as well as England’s chief nursing officer Dame Ruth May and Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England.

The king’s sportsmanship is also celebrated with a black and white photograph of him hitting a cricket ball.

Charles is working today to launch the Coronation Food Project with the Queen, which aims to bridge the gap between food waste and food needs. Yesterday he was given a cake at Highgrove.

Celebrations for the king’s birthday started early when he was guest of honor at a party held in the grounds of his Highgrove home in Gloucestershire on Monday.

Charles joined a host of people, from community stalwarts nominated by friends and family who also turned 75 this year, to representatives of organizations celebrating the same milestone, such as the NHS and members of the Windrush generation.

Famous faces at the event included celebrity chef Raymond Blanc, The Repair Shop host Jay Blades and singer Lee Jon from the 1980s band Imagination.

Charles Philip Arthur George was born on November 14, 1948 at Buckingham Palace.

After his birth – the first at the royal residence since 1886 – his father, the late Duke of Edinburgh, traveled to Caxton Hall to register the event.