Prince Charles: The fortune of the heir to the British throne

How rich is Prince Charles?

Prince Charles is the eldest son of the currently reigning Queen Elizabeth II and her late husband, Prince Philip. While he is growing organic vegetables, campaigning for climate protection and reading architecture books, he is waiting for the incipient succession to the throne. Theoretically, it would also be conceivable that this would pass directly to his firstborn son, Prince William. The Prince of Wales is a passionate grandfather and loves hunting, horse riding and walks. The cherished Prince Charles’ fortune is 85 million euros.

Active in the military and in love

Prince Charles was born in London on November 14, 1948. He is the Firstborn of the four children of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. He was followed by his siblings Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. His full name is Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor. At the age of 4, he attended the coronation ceremony of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. He attended traditional private schools and was an exchange student in Geelong, Australia. In 1967, Prince Charles began studying archeology and anthropology, but quickly switched to history.

Then his military career with the Royal Navy and the Royal Airforce. In addition to helicopters, Prince Charles also flew propeller and jet planes. Despite reaching three higher military ranks, Prince Charles retired from military service in 1976. Besides, he never missed an opportunity to surround himself with beautiful women. Before he was supposed to get married, he wanted to have a lot of fun.

Dream wedding with Lady Diana

Since the early 1970s, the Prince of Wales also appeared as the official representative of the British Crown. A suitable wife was expected and although his heart actually belonged to someone else, found on July 29th 1981 a dream wedding with Lady Diana Spencer instead of. More than a billion people attended the TV and radio broadcast of the wedding. He could and would never let go of his great love, Camilla Parker Bowles. The prince’s marriage was unhappy due to the affair with Camilla, and neither could the two sons Prince William and Prince Harry change that.

Relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles

After his wife Diana gave up fighting for Charles’s love and had extramarital affairs herself, the two divorced in 1996. A year later, Lady Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed were killed in a car accident in Paris. From the In 2000, the prince appeared publicly with Camilla Parker Bowles, whom he also married in 2005. While Camilla initially had to contend with great opposition from the British, the resistance subsided over the years. Now many can even imagine the Duchess of Cornwall as the future queen. The official residence of Prince Charles and Camilla is Clarence House in London, but most of the time they stay at theirs Country home in Highgrove House on.

Prince Charles’ duties and engagements

Since 2007 Prince Charles the longest-serving direct heir to the throne in the British monarchy. For over 50 years he has attended many representation appointments every year. He is also active as a patron of various organizations. His charity Prince’s Trust has existed since 1976 and supports disadvantaged young people and adults.

As the eldest son of the reigning queen, Prince Charles is entitled to the Duchy of Cornwall Trust, a trust fund that spans a huge real estate portfolio. The annual income from this fund is around 17 million euros.

Prince Charles is actively involved in organic farming, and has been running Duchy Home Farm in Tetbury since 1985. The farm was delivering boxes of vegetables until 2014. Also the Protection of the rainforests and measures against climate change are the heart of the heir to the throne. He has also written several books on his main interests, for example Harmony – a new view of our world.

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