In October 1967, he was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he read anthropology, archaeology, and history. Tradition was broken again when Charles proceeded straight from secondary school into university, as opposed to joining the British Armed Forces. He left in 1967, with six GCE O-levels and two A-levels in history and French, at grades B and C, respectively. Upon his return to Gordonstoun, Charles emulated his father in becoming Head Boy. He spent two terms in 1966 at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia, during which time he visited Papua New Guinea on a school trip with his history tutor, Michael Collins Persse. He reportedly despised the latter school, which he described as " Colditz in kilts". Charles then attended two of his father's former schools, Cheam Preparatory School in Berkshire, England, followed by Gordonstoun in the north-east of Scotland. Buckingham Palace announced in 1955 that Charles would attend school rather than have a private tutor, making him the first heir apparent ever to be educated in that manner.Ĭharles first attended Hill House School in west London, receiving non-preferential treatment from the school's founder and then head, Stuart Townend, who advised the Queen to have Charles train in football because the boys were never deferential to anyone on the football field. As was customary for upper-class children at the time, a governess, Catherine Peebles, was appointed and undertook his education between the ages of five and eight. Charles attended his mother's coronation at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. As the monarch's eldest son, he automatically took the titles Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland. The death of his grandfather and accession of his mother as Queen Elizabeth II in 1952 made Charles her heir apparent. He has authored a number of books, including A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture in 1989 and the children's book The Old Man of Lochnagar in 1980. Subsequently, Charles created Poundbury, an experimental new town based on his theories, in Dorset in 1993. He has been outspoken on the role of architecture in society and the conservation of historic buildings. His support for alternative medicine, including homeopathy, has been criticised by some in the medical community. As an environmentalist, he has received numerous awards and recognition from environmental groups around the world. Charles has sought to raise world awareness of the dangers facing the natural environment, and was an early advocate for action to combat climate change. Charles has long championed organic farming for which he established the Duchy Home Farm, run by the Duchy of Cornwall, which produces ingredients for the Duchy Originals brand which he founded in 1990. In 2005, Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles.Ĭharles's interests encompass a range of humanitarian and social issues: he founded The Prince's Trust in 1976, sponsors The Prince's Charities, and is patron of numerous other charitable and arts organisations. Diana died in a car crash in Paris the following year. In 1996, the couple divorced, following well-publicised extramarital affairs. In 1981, he married Lady Diana Spencer and they had two sons: Prince William (born 1982), later to become Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry (born 1984). After earning a bachelor of arts degree from Trinity College, Cambridge, Charles served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976. He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun Schools, which his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had attended as a child, as well as the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia.
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