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Charles married [[Princess Diana|Lady Diana Spencer]] in 1981, and the couple had two children, [[Prince William]], now [[Prince of Wales]]), in 1982, and [[Prince Henry]] (called Harry), now Duke of Sussex, in 1984. Charles and Diana were divorced in 1996, and the then-Prince was married to [[Camilla Parker Bowles]] in 2005. He has five grandchildren, three through Prince William: [[Prince George of Wales]] (born 2013), [[Princess Charlotte of Wales]] (born 2015), and [[Prince Louis of Wales]] (born 2018). And Prince Harry: [[Archie Mountbatten-Windsor]] (born 2019) and [[Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor]] (born 2021).
Charles married [[Princess Diana|Lady Diana Spencer]] in 1981, and the couple had two children, [[Prince William]], now [[Prince of Wales]]), in 1982, and [[Prince Henry]] (called Harry), now Duke of Sussex, in 1984. Charles and Diana were divorced in 1996, and the then-Prince was married to [[Camilla Parker Bowles]] in 2005. He has five grandchildren, three through Prince William: [[Prince George of Wales]] (born 2013), [[Princess Charlotte of Wales]] (born 2015), and [[Prince Louis of Wales]] (born 2018). And Prince Harry: [[Archie Mountbatten-Windsor]] (born 2019) and [[Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor]] (born 2021).
==Early Life==
Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor was born at [[Buckingham Palace]] in [[London]], [[England]], on November 14, 1948, during the reign of his grandfather, [[King George VI]]. With his mother, then Princess Elizabeth, already George VI's heir, Charles was automatically second-in-line to the throne, being the first son born to his parents. Upon the king's death in February 1952, Charles' mother became Queen Elizabeth II, and he became the heir apparent.
Charles was initially privately educated in the Palace, later attending London's preparatory Hill House School and, as an adolescent, Gordonstoun School in [[Scotland]], where his father, Prince Philip, had previously been a pupil. Having wanted to attend Eton College instead, Charles disparaged Gordonstoun afterwards, but later in life described it in more favorable terms. In 1967, he entered the University of Cambridge, graduating in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts degree; Charles was the first heir apparent in Britain to graduate from university.
==Prince of Wales==
Shortly before his 21st birthday in 1969, Charles was crowned as [[Prince of Wales]] by his mother at Caernarfon Castle (though he had actually held the title since 1958). From this point on, he began undertaking public official duties associated with the monarchy, regularly attending Welsh national events such as the opening of its legislature, the Senedd, and representing his mother on visits of various Commonwealth countries. Following in his father's footsteps, he entered the [[Royal Navy]] in 1971, serving on a series of warships and commanding the minesweeper ''HMS Bronington'' before retiring from active service in December 1976. He also entered the [[Royal Air Force]], qualifying as a helicopter pilot. Charles was briefly considered for the position of Governor-General of Australia in the mid-1970s, though nothing came of this.
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