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Full name Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor. Born 14 November 1948 at Buckingham Palace in London. King Charles III since 8 September 2022.

He was educated at Cheam School and Gordonstoun (a prestigious public school). In 1967 he graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, in archeology. He also briefly attended a university in Wales in order to learn the Welsh language (mainly for his position as Prince of Wales). After finishing his studies, Charles joined the Royal Navy and from 1977 onwards he started to represent the British Monarchy at public events.

He got married to Diana Spencer in 1981 and their wedding was a public event. However, after much drama and recriminations, they got divorced in 1992. They couple has two sons, William and Harry. Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005.

Today, Charles is known for his charity work. He runs his own charity organisation under the name of "The Prince's Charities". For examples of his numerous charity projects, see the webpages under sources. After the death of his grandmother he moved into Clarence House in London, where he often hosts public events.

Sources

http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk [20.4.2010]

http://www.rainforestsos.org/ [20.4.2010]

Wilkinson, Philip. The British Monarchy For Dummies. Chichester: John Wiley, 2006.

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-Prince Charles, whose full name is Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor, was born on 14.11.1948 at Buckingham Palace in London. Charles is heir to the British throne and known as Prince of Wales as well as Duke of Cornwall.
+Full name Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor. Born 14 November 1948 at Buckingham Palace in London. King Charles III since 8 September 2022.
-He was educated at Cheam School and a boarding school in Gordonstoun. In 1967 he graduated at Trinity College at the univesity of Cambridge in archeology. Later on, he also visited a university in Wales in order to learn the Welch language.
-After finishing his studies, Charles joined the Royal Navy and from 1977 onwards he started to represent the British Monarchy at public events.
-He got married to Diana Spencer in 1981 and their wedding was a public event. However, the couple got divorced in 1992 after Diana had given birth to their two sons, Willliam and Harry.
+He was educated at Cheam School and [[Gordonstoun]] (a prestigious public school). In 1967 he graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, in archeology. He also briefly attended a university in Wales in order to learn the Welsh language (mainly for his position as Prince of Wales). After finishing his studies, Charles joined the Royal Navy and from 1977 onwards he started to represent the British Monarchy at public events.
-Charles remarried Camilla Parker Bowles after his first wife had been killed in a car accident in 1997. Charles received a lot of criticism for divorcing Diana especially from the British yellow press.
-Today, Charles is known for his charity work. He runs his own charity organisation under the name of "The Prince's Charities". For examples of his numerous charity projects see the webpages under sources. After the death of his grandmother he moved into [[Clarence House]] in London, where he often holds public events.
+He got married to [[Princess Diana|Diana Spencer]] in 1981 and their wedding was a public event. However, after much drama and recriminations, they got divorced in 1992.  They couple has two sons, [[Prince William|William]] and [[Prince Harry|Harry]]. Charles married [[Camilla Parker Bowles]] in 2005.
+Today, Charles is known for his charity work. He runs his own charity organisation under the name of "The Prince's Charities". For examples of his numerous charity projects, see the webpages under sources. After the death of his grandmother he moved into [[Clarence House]] in London, where he often hosts public events.
+'''Sources '''
-Sources
 http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk [20.4.2010]
 http://www.rainforestsos.org/ [20.4.2010]
-Wilkinson, Philip. ''The British Monarchy For Dummies''. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Chichester: 2006.
+Wilkinson, Philip. ''The British Monarchy For Dummies''. Chichester: John Wiley, 2006.