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King Charles III, formerly known as The Prince of Wales, became King on the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.
In addition to his obligations as The Prince of Wales in the UK and abroad, His Majesty has long maintained a deep and active interest in many facets of public life. The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund (PWCF), The Prince’s Trust, and The Prince’s Foundation are just a few of the more than 20 organizations that The King helped found over the course of 40 years.
His Majesty has collaborated closely with numerous organizations and has publicly backed a wide range of causes including those related to the environment, rural areas, the built environment, the arts, healthcare, and education.
Early Life
The Prince of Wales was born at Buckingham Palace at 9:14 p.m. on November 14, 1948, the eldest child of The Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Geoffrey Fisher, blessed Charles Philip Arthur George on December 15 in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace.
When King George VI passed away on February 6, 1952, at the age of 56, the Prince’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was 25. Prince Charles, the Sovereign’s eldest son, was made the heir apparent at the age of three upon The Queen’s ascension to the throne.
According to a charter issued by King Edward III in 1337, the Prince assumed the traditional titles of The Duke of Cornwall as Heir to the Throne. In the Scottish peerage, he also assumed the titles of Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.
At his mother’s coronation in Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953, the Prince was four years old. Many people who watched the Coronation have distinct memories of him sitting between his aunt, Princess Margaret, and his widowed grandmother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
Education
The Prince should attend school, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh decided, rather than receiving tutoring at the Palace. On November 7, 1956, The Prince enrolled in West London’s Hill House School.
The young Prince attended Cheam School, a prep school in Berkshire, for 10 months before becoming a boarder. The Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester were given to him by the Queen in 1958 when he was still a student at Cheam. Nine years old was the Prince.
The Duke of Edinburgh had attended Gordonstoun, a school in eastern Scotland close to Elgin, where The Prince started his first term in April 1962.
In 1966, the Prince of Wales attended Timbertop, a distant outpost of Melbourne, Australia’s Geelong Church of England Grammar School, for two terms as an exchange student.
The Prince of Wales was chosen to serve as school guardian (head boy) when he returned to Gordonstoun for his last year. The Prince, who had already completed six O Levels, also took A Levels. In July 1967, he received a mark of B in history and a grade C in French as well as a distinction on an optional special history paper.
In 1967, the Prince enrolled at Trinity College at Cambridge University to study anthropology and archaeology. For the second half of his degree, he switched to history, and in 1970 he was given a 2:2 grade.
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Investiture and military career of King Charles III
The Queen invested His Royal Highness as Prince of Wales on July 1, 1969, during a festive ceremony at Caernarfon Castle. The Prince had studied Welsh for a term at the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth prior to the investiture.
His Royal Highness began serving in the House of Lords on February 11th, 1970.
The Prince flew himself to Royal Air Force (RAF) Cranwell in Lincolnshire on March 8, 1971, to begin his jet pilot training. During his second year at Cambridge, The Prince had requested and received flying instruction from the RAF.
Following in the lines of his father, grandpa, and both great-grandfathers, The Prince began his naval career in September 1971, following the passing out procession at Cranwell.
Service aboard the guided missile destroyer HMS Norfolk and two frigates followed the six-week course at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
Prior to joining the 845 Naval Air Squadron, which operated out of the Commando carrier HMS Hermes, the Prince earned his helicopter pilot license in 1974. For his final nine months in the Navy, starting on February 9, 1976, The Prince assumed command of the coastal minehunter HMS Bronington.
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Family and Married Life
The Prince of Wales wed Lady Diana Spencer in St. Paul’s Cathedral on July 29, 1981.
Both George VI and The Queen had employed Lady Diana’s father, who was then Viscount Althorp and eventually the ninth Earl Spencer, as an equerry. Ruth, Lady Fermoy, the grandmother she inherited, was The Queen Mother’s personal friend and Lady-in-Waiting.
Prince William was born on June 21, 1982, and Prince Harry was born on September 15, 1984. The Prince and Princess of Wales had two sons.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have performed numerous engagements together in the UK and abroad since their marriage.
The Prince and Princess of Wales decided to separate, Prime Minister John Major revealed to the House of Commons on December 9, 1992. The union was annulled on August 28, 1996. Still considered a member of the Royal Family, the Princess. She kept up her residence at Kensington Palace and continued working for several charities in the public eye.
The Prince of Wales traveled to Paris with The Princess’s two sisters to retrieve her remains after she died in a vehicle accident there on August 31, 1997.
The Prince of Wales walked with his sons Prince William, then 15 years old, and Prince Harry, then 12 years old, as they followed the casket from The Mall to Westminster Abbey on the day of the funeral. The Duke of Edinburgh and Earl Spencer, the brother of The Princess, were present.
The Prince of Wales pleaded with the media to respect his sons’ privacy and give them the chance to go about their regular school lives. Prince William, the current heir to the throne, and Prince Harry only occasionally attended their father on formal engagements in the UK and abroad in the years that followed.
The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles were wed in a civil ceremony at Windsor’s Guildhall on April 9, 2005. Following the nuptials, Mrs. Parker Bowles adopted the title of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.
At a Prayer and Dedication Service held in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were joined by about 800 guests.
Her Majesty The Queen hosted a reception at Windsor Castle after the Service.
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