King Charles' 70-Year Wait made Him 'Better Than Any Previous Monarch', Here’s how!

King Charles deserves to be the King.

King Charles has been formally installed as the next monarch, and he is especially qualified for the task.

Charles established a record for the longest-serving heir apparent in British history before the passing of Queen Elizabeth in September 2022. Charles, at the age of 74, had plenty of time to get ready for his job, unlike his mother, who took the kingdom at age 25 when her father passed away.

"He's known his country, and indeed the world, better than any previous monarch because he's traveled…far and wide," said Paddy Harverson, Charles's former communications secretary to PEOPLE.

"He has built up a huge amount of knowledge, experience, wisdom and connections, and he will bring all of that to the job."

King Charles' biographer Sally Bedell Smith seconds the statement, "If he'd come to the throne 20 years ago maybe he would have been more impatient or... felt more hindered than he does now. Now, because he has such an extraordinary legacy, [he can focus on] binding people together…and finding common ground."

These components had already been on show at the coronation on May 6. The normally Anglican ceremony included Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, and Jewish religious leaders symbolising the multiculturalism of Britain and the Commonwealth as a nod to his lengthy involvement with various faiths. King Charles also promised in his oath to "foster an environment in which people of all faiths and beliefs may live freely."