King Charles III celebrates 74th birthday, new role as park ranger

LONDON — King Charles III has celebrated his first birthday as Britain’s monarch – and in another new role.

According to the BBC and Reuters, Buckingham Palace shared a photo on Monday, Charles’ 74th birthday, of the new king leaning against a large tree in Windsor Great Park.

“His Majesty The King has officially become park ranger of Windsor Great Park, 70 years after his father, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, was appointed to the post,” the palace captioned the photo on Instagram. “The Ranger of the Great Park offers oversight and guidance to the deputy ranger and his team in the day-to-day stewardship of one of the country’s oldest estates.”

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Charles – who became king after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died in September – stayed out of the public eye on his birthday, according to the news outlets. However, the Household Cavalry band played “Happy Birthday” outside the palace on Monday morning, and gun salutes were held in London, the BBC reported.

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort take part in an address in Westminster Hall on September 12, 2022, in London. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example King Charles III makes an address in Westminster Hall at Houses of Parliament on September 12, 2022, in London. (Henry Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss (right), Speaker of The Commons Lindsay Hoyle (second right) and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort (center), listen as Britain's King Charles III speaks during the Presentation of Addresses by both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall, inside the Palace of Westminster, central London on September 12, 2022, in London. (Ben Stansall - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example Britain's King Charles III, flanked by Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort, speaks during the Presentation of Addresses by both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall, inside the Palace of Westminster, central London on September 12, 2022, in London. (Ben Stansall - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example Britain's King Charles III attends the Presentation of Addresses by both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall, inside the Palace of Westminster, central London on September 12, 2022, in London. (Henry Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle (center), King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort (front), make their way down the aisle as they take part in an address in Westminster Hall on September 12, 2022, in London. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example Britain's King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort walk in the hall as they take part in the presentation of Addresses by both Houses of Parliament as Camilla, Queen Consort, looks on in Westminster Hall, inside the Palace of Westminster on September 12, 2022, in London. (Henry Nicholls-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, leave Westminster Hall after the Presentation of Addresses by both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament on September 12, 2022, in London. (Markus Schreiber - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort, leave following the presentation of Addresses by both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall, inside the Palace of Westminster on September 12, 2022, in London. (Henry Nicholls-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort leave the Palace of Westminster after the presentation of Addresses by both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament on September 12, 2022, in London. (Ian Vogler - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example King Charles III takes part in an address as Camilla, Queen Consort looks on in Westminster Hall on September 12, 2022, in London. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Camilla, Queen Consort, take part in the presentation of Addresses by both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall, inside the Palace of Westminster on September 12, 2022, in London. (Henry Nicholls-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example Yeomen of the Guard arrive in Westminster Hall at Houses of Parliament on September 12, 2022, in London. (Henry Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example Yeomen of the Guard march at the Palace of Westminster for the Presentation of Addresses by both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament on September 12, 2022, in London. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Photos: King Charles III addresses Parliament, vows to follow Queen Elizabeth II's example Gentlemen at Arms arrive at the Palace of Westminster ahead of the Presentation of Addresses by both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament on September 12, 2022, in London. (Markus Schreiber - WPA Pool/Getty Images)