his mother crowned too young to understand what it would mean for his own destiny. it was by no means an entirely happy childhood royal duties meant his parents were often away on long foreign tours. after one of them, it was a rather sad looking charles who waited on the platform to welcome his mother home. the prince leads the way in real commando style. he was the first heir to the throne to be educated in a school. even as a child, he was living his life in the public eye. his time at gordonstoun was a torment. he was shy and sensitive and suffered periods of bullying. and faith and truth i will bear unto thee. he was invested as prince of wales at 21. hejoined the raf, learned to fly, and commanded a coastal minehunter in the royal navy. here is the stuff of which fairy tales are made. when he married lady diana spencer in 1981, it seemed the perfect match. the couple s sons were born in the early years of the marriage.
With the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth on Thursday, Prince Charles has finally become king of the United Kingdom and 14 other realms, ending a wait of more than 70 years - the longest by an heir in British history.
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