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[ad_1] Coronation of King Charles III approaches What to expect at the coronation of King Charles III 04:59 London —  A large majority of younger British people — 70% between the ages of 18 and 35 — say they're "not interested" in their own country's royal family , according to a new poll commissioned by CBS News partner network BBC News. The poll, conducted by U.K. polling company YouGov for the BBC, sought to gauge attitudes toward the monarchy in Britain ahead of the coronation of King Charles III on May 6. One of the questions was: "How interested are you in the royal family?"  ...

[ad_1] Ticketmaster has made a royal mess of issuing tickets to King Charles' coronation concert at Windsor Castle, angry fans are saying on social media.  The ticketing platform was charged with handling applications to attend the BBC event linked to the U.K.'s first coronation in 70 years. The concert will take place on May 7, the day after King Charles III's official coronation, and will feature performances from Andrea Bocelli, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and other stars.  Twenty-thousand tickets, released in pairs, were made available to the official coronation event by public ballot, according to the Royal Family's website . Applications were due February 28, and tickets were allocated "based on the geographical spread of the U.K. population, and not on a first-come first-served basis," according to the Royal Family. In other words, it didn't matter when you applied for tickets, as long as you did so be...

[ad_1] When  King Charles III  and his wife, the Queen Consort Camilla, are crowned on May 6, the coronation ceremony will glitter with the Crown Jewels and other historic symbols of the monarchy's vast wealth. King Charles' net worth has soared to about $2.3 billion, according to The Guardian, which said it worked with 12 experts to undertake the first "comprehensive audit" of the king's assets, which range from country estates to race cars and jewels.  Yet among his most valuable assets is something intangible: an exemption for Charles from the U.K.'s inheritance tax, which otherwise would have taken a 40% bite out of his inherited assets. Queen Elizabeth II was worth $500 million when she passed away last year, largely from her ownership of Balmoral Castle in Scotland and Sandringham House in England, as well as art, jewels, investments and real estate, Forbes  estimated last year. Not everyone pegs Charles...