His school years were unhappy, with the future king being bullied by classmates at Gordonstoun, a Scottish boarding school that prides itself on building character through vigorous outdoor activities and educated his father, Philip.Ĭharles studied history at Cambridge University’s Trinity College, where in 1970 he became the first British royal to earn a university degree. South Carolina senators reject a near-total abortion ban When his mother acceded to the throne in 1952, the 3-year-old prince became the Duke of Cornwall. Prince Charles Philip Arthur George was born Nov. Her service was rewarded last February, when Queen Elizabeth II said publicly that it was her “sincere wish” that Camilla should be known as “Queen Consort” after her son succeeded her, answering questions once and for all about her status in the Royal Family. She helped Charles smile more in public by tempering his reserve and making him appear approachable, if not happier, as he cut ribbons, visited houses of worship, unveiled plaques and waited for the crown. But the public mood softened after he married Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005 and she became the Duchess of Cornwall.Īlthough Camilla played a significant role in the breakup of Charles and Diana, her self-deprecating style and salt-of-the-earth sense of humor eventually won over many Britons. It took years for many in Britain to forgive Charles for his admitted infidelity to Diana before “the people’s princess” died in a Paris car crash in 1997. He’s sort of been caught between two worlds: the world of his mother, revered, now beloved and Diana, the ghost of whom still shadows him and then his incredibly glamorous sons.” “I think his main frustration is that he has done so much and that … he has been sort of massively misunderstood. “I think the frustrations are not so much that he’s had to wait for the throne,” Smith told PBS.
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