Charles III: A Life in Pictures

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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, wearing a gray suit, striped tie, and collared shirt, looks directly at the camera outdoors in Dorchester, Dorset, England.

Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain smiles as she looks at her infant son, Prince Charles, lying in a lace-trimmed bassinet.

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth sit on an ornate sofa with their grandchildren, young Prince Charles and toddler Princess Anne, posing for a family portrait.

A young Prince Charles stands in a suit outside Gordonstoun School with Prince Philip at the center, headmaster Robert Chew behind Charles, and housemaster Robert Whitby at the far left.

Queen Elizabeth II places the coronet on Prince Charles's head during his investiture as Prince of Wales, with an official holding the Seal of Letters Patent in the background.

Charles, Prince of Wales, in a suit and tie, looking to the side after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Trinity University, Cambridge.

Prince Charles wearing a flight helmet sits in the cockpit of a Royal Navy helicopter during pilot training at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, Somerset.

Prince Charles and Camilla Shand

Prince Charles and Princess Diana

Princess Diana, wearing a green polka dot dress, holds newborn Prince William wrapped in a white blanket beside Prince Charles on the steps of St. Mary's Hospital in London.

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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, wearing a gray suit, striped tie, and collared shirt, looks directly at the camera outdoors in Dorchester, Dorset, England.

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Charles, prince of Wales (later Charles III), 2015.

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Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain smiles as she looks at her infant son, Prince Charles, lying in a lace-trimmed bassinet.

Prince Charles and Princess Elizabeth

Prince Charles (later Charles III) with his mother, Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth...

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth sit on an ornate sofa with their grandchildren, young Prince Charles and toddler Princess Anne, posing for a family portrait.

Prince Charles: third birthday

Prince Charles (second from left) celebrating his third birthday with his sister,...

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A young Prince Charles stands in a suit outside Gordonstoun School with Prince Philip at the center, headmaster Robert Chew behind Charles, and housemaster Robert Whitby at the far left.

Prince Charles: Gordonstoun

Prince Charles (later Charles III) arriving at Gordonstoun School with his father,...

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Queen Elizabeth II places the coronet on Prince Charles's head during his investiture as Prince of Wales, with an official holding the Seal of Letters Patent in the background.

Prince Charles: investiture as prince of Wales

Elizabeth II placing a crown on the head of Prince Charles during his investiture...

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Charles, Prince of Wales, in a suit and tie, looking to the side after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Trinity University, Cambridge.

Prince Charles

Prince Charles after graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge, 1970.

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Prince Charles wearing a flight helmet sits in the cockpit of a Royal Navy helicopter during pilot training at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, Somerset.

Prince Charles: Royal Navy service

Prince Charles (later Charles III) during helicopter pilot training with the...

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Prince Charles and Camilla Shand

Prince Charles and Camilla Shand

Prince Charles (later Charles III) and Camilla Shand (later Camilla, queen consort...

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Prince Charles and Princess Diana

Prince Charles and Princess Diana

Charles, prince of Wales, and Diana, princess of Wales, returning to Buckingham Palace...

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Princess Diana, wearing a green polka dot dress, holds newborn Prince William wrapped in a white blanket beside Prince Charles on the steps of St. Mary's Hospital in London.

Princess Diana and Prince Charles with their son Prince William

The prince and princess of Wales with their newborn son Prince William outside St....

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Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles: leaked phone call

Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles: leaked phone call

The Australian weekly New Idea published transcripts of an intimate conversation...

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Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Earl Spencer, Prince William, and Prince Philip stand in line as pallbearers carry Princess Diana's flower-covered coffin draped in a royal standard toward Westminster Abbey.

Funeral of Princess Diana

(From left) Prince Charles (later Charles III), Prince Harry, Charles Spencer, Prince...

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Prince Charles sits between his sons Prince Harry, left, and Prince William, right, all wearing ski jackets, posing outdoors in front of a rustic wooden shed at Klosters.

Princes Harry, Charles, and William

Prince Charles (later Charles III) flanked by his two sons, Prince Harry (left) and...

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Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, in formal wedding attire, stand arm in arm and smiling after their wedding in Windsor, England. Camilla holds a bouquet and wears a feathered headpiece.

Charles, prince of Wales, and Camilla, duchess of Cornwall

Charles, prince of Wales (later Charles III), with his second wife, Camilla, duchess...

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Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, plant a small tree together outdoors at Kirstenbosch Gardens in Cape Town, with greenery and hills in the background.

Prince Charles and Camilla, duchess of Cornwall

Prince Charles (later Charles III) and Camilla, duchess of Cornwall (later queen...

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King Charles III stands in front of a gold throne holding documents, with Prince William and Queen Consort Camilla behind him, during his proclamation at St. James's Palace in London.

Charless III: accession ceremony

Charles III at his accession ceremony, with Camilla, queen consort of the United...

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King Charles III stands with head bowed in front of Queen Elizabeth II's draped coffin during a vigil at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, flanked by guards in ceremonial uniforms.

Charles III in a vigil at Elizabeth II's coffin

Charles III (center) joining his siblings in a vigil around Elizabeth II's coffin...

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