Prince Charles Turns 60

Prince Charles laughing with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II
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Happy and Glorious
It has been a lengthy apprenticeship for the top job in the monarchy and with Queen Elizabeth II still going strong at 82, the Prince may have a long wait yet. There's nothing to suggest he's overly eager for that moment. As a working royal, father, husband, environmentalist, entrepreneur, charity worker, would-be defender of faiths and homespun philosopher, the Prince is plenty busy doing his own thing. It may not be what he was born to do, but it's what he was made for.

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