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Prince Charles,
now King Charles III,

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was always destined
to wear the crown.

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From a royal childhood
in Buckingham Palace

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to his naval career and life
as the Prince of Wales,

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it's been both
smooth sailing

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and a few rough seas
along the way.

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Say what you will
about the new British king,

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but one cannot argue
that Charles has faced

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every obstacle in his life
with grace and fortitude.

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Charles is very much
a dominant figure today

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in the monarchy,
in the institution.

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He was waiting to become king.

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But at the same time,

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he recognizes
the gravitas of his position.

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From a fairy tale marriage
that went awry

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to finally walking down
the aisle with his first love,

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he's fought most of
his battles on the front pages

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of international news outlets.

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From a young prince
to now the king,

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he's been a constant
in the British royal family,

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hoping one day to
not only wear the crown,

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but to usher the British royals

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into a new modern era
as King Charles III.

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On September 8, 2022,

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the world lost a beloved queen,

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and a new monarch began
his legacy.

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Few leaders receive
the outpouring of love

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that we have seen.

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People of loving service
are rare in any walk of life.

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Leaders of loving service
are still rarer,

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But in all cases,

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those who serve
will be loved and remembered...

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In the wake
of Queen Elizabeth's passing,

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the world paused to mourn
a great lady,

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and all eyes
turned to the royal family

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as they grieved and entered
this new phase of their lives.

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The transition will be difficult
in that we have a population

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in the United Kingdom
that have known nobody else

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but Queen Elizabeth II, and to
suddenly have King Charles III,

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it would feel very strange.

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But one man in particular
stood out in the spotlight

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on the world stage--

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the gentle, introspective
first son of Elizabeth,

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the now-King Charles III.

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I think in many ways,

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Charles has lived most
of his life in the shadows.

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He's lived most of his life
in the shadow of his mother

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and being there as--
as Prince of Wales,

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the longest serving
Prince of Wales in history,

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and a job that has required
a great deal of patience

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because he spent over 60 years

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waiting for, you know,
the top job.

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Nobody wants to be overshadowed,

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particularly when
they're doing such good work

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and particularly when they've
spent their whole life knowing

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that they are
the eventual, uh, sovereign.

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But at the same time,

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I think he was quite proud
of the position,

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and he was proud
of the people in his life.

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As he now prepares
for his coronation,

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Charles has many new ideas about
the monarchy and the future

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of their role in the world
and the United Kingdom.

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But what lies beneath the crown?

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All great stories have
a beginning,

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and Charles has
74 years of successes,

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heartbreaks,
loves, and noble pursuits

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that have made him
into the king he is today.

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He's been
preparing all his life,

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um, certainly since he left
the Navy in the mid-1970s,

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and he's done incredibly well.

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He'll be the best prepared
monarch that we've had,

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um, ever in the United Kingdom.

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King Charles III
was born on November 14, 1948,

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at Buckingham Palace,

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the first child
of then-Princess Elizabeth,

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Duchess of Edinburgh,
and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

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As a future lover of the arts,

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it is only fitting
that at a month old,

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he was christened
in the music room

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at Buckingham Palace

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under the eyes of
his grandfather, King George VI,

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and his grandmother,
then-Queen Elizabeth I,

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with whom he would have
the closest relationship to

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of any present.

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Charles had three siblings--

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Anne, Andrew and Edward,

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but it was Anne with which he
developed the strongest bond.

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It was quite interesting that

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the queen had Charles and Anne
quite young,

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and then there was a gap
of give or take, ten years,

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before Andrew and Edward
came along.

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And so, really,
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leaned on each other
in many respects.

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The two were not only close
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but they grew up
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often relying on each other
for company and comfort

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when their parents
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the brash and confident

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opposite Charles's
gentle and sensitive nature.

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The two enjoyed
horseback riding and music,

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and Anne was often
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This relationship persisted
well into their adult years,

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with Anne remaining
Charles's steadfast confidante

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and continuing
to encourage Charles

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to break out of his shell.

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He was incredibly close
to his sister, Princess Anne,

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but essentially,
they were raised by nannies,

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by governesses,

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and I think quite protected
from the outside world.

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You know,
the queen sort of didn't--

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didn't really consider
the nursery her domain,

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and she was largely absent
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because of her job being queen.

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Charles had an artistic soul,
inquisitive mind,

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and introverted disposition

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that materialized
in the form of many hobbies,

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including painting,
countryside sports

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like fishing and hiking,
reading, and playing the cello.

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His love of arts and nature
was encouraged

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by his grandmother, whom he
spent much of his time with

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and had a large hand
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a shy, introspective thinker
from a young age.

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Winston Churchill
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"He is young to think so much."

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Though Charles was surrounded
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his childhood was
ultimately a lonely one.

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Elizabeth was seemingly
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in raising her children,
and Philip was a stern man

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who reprimanded Charles
fiercely.

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Little Charles, you know,
so excited

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to see his mother
and waiting for her,

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and then when
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he gets a handshake rather
than a hug.

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And I think that sort of says
everything that we need to know

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about Charles's upbringing.

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Well, actually, Charles
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He loved the stage.

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Um, he was quite shy in many
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His grandmother would
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on his behalf, pleading
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with their devoted son,
but to no avail.

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In the midst of this,
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grappling with his place
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was thrust into the spotlight

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upon the death of
his grandfather, King George V.

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Charles was automatically
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at only three years of age,

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a title he would hold
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and as a change begets change,

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on June 2, 1953,

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Charles attended
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at Westminster Abbey

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as she became
Queen Elizabeth II.

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And here,
in the most mysterious

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of the rites of coronation,
the Archbishop anoints her

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with holy oil and consecrates
her to her great office.

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The popularity
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without question down to her
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and the longest reigning
monarch ever.

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He was the first
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and stood at the place
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An exciting time for
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as the now-Queen Elizabeth
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preoccupied with fulfilling
her duties to the Crown.

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Here was a young queen

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who was entirely dedicated
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as she was for her entire life,

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but that did mean leaving
her two young children behind.

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It's quite easy to criticize
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for not being present
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but we have to understand

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that when Prince Charles
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they had
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that they were obligated to.

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Her father's untimely death
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thrust into a role into what was
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When Charles began
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things unfortunately continued
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for the young royal.

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I think now, if a parent
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that's very sensitive,
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There's so much guidance
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to bring out
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But in those days, you just got
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and told to get on with it,

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and I think that's what
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between Charles and Philip
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In 1956,
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at Hill House School
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he was the first heir apparent
to attend school

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rather than be
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He was treated as any other boy
would be by the school's founder

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and headmaster, Stuart Townsend,
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Charles then attend two
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Cheam Preparatory School
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followed by Gordonstoun

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in the northeast of Scotland
in 1962.

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Charles was bullied
for being quiet

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and harassed
for his large ears.

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And Gordonstoun,
being particularly rigorous,

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was a bad fit
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He often felt
very misunderstood,

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none more so than
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a school that he really
wasn't suited to.

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It was a school
his father went to.

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It was brilliant for Philip,
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sensitive,
and rather introvert Charles,

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it was just a miserable,
miserable time.

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Though Charles states
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for his education,
he remarked that,

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"I didn't enjoy school
as much as I might have,

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but that was only because

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I'm happier at home
than anywhere else."

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It really informed the man
the king is today.

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He's a deeply empathetic
human being.

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He cares enormously about
young people in particular,

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and he's devoted
his adult working life

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to the betterment
of young people,

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to making sure young people have
the opportunities they need.

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Not one to follow traditions,

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Charles followed his love
of learning to Trinity College

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instead of joining
the British Armed Forces,

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where he studied archaeology
and anthropology,

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followed by history,

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later attending
the University College of Wales,

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where he learned
the Welsh language,

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and finally graduating

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from the University of Cambridge
with a Bachelor of Arts.

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He was the first heir apparent
to earn a bachelor's degree.

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Though Charles was made
Prince of Wales

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by patent letter in 1958,

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it wasn't until more than
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that he was formally crowned
by his mother

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at a televised ceremony
held at Caernarfon Castle.

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In the preceding years, there
has been a swell of Welsh unrest

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under British rule
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to establish Wales
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Coupled with the release

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of the controversial
documentary,Royal Family,

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in which the behind-the-scenes
preparations

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for the investiture was shown
for the world to see,

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Charles was under
considerable pressure

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to make a good impression.

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I, Charles, Prince of Wales,
do become your liege man

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of life and limb
and of earthly worship,

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and faith and truth
I will bear unto thee

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to live and die
against all manner of folks.

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But Charles had taken
his role as Prince of Wales,

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something many before him
had considered ceremonial,

250
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very seriously
for a number of years.

251
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What he was adamant
on doing as Prince of Wales

252
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was covering a role for himself

253
00:12:00,305 --> 00:12:04,206
and creating a role for that--
that royal in waiting,

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because essentially
that was what he was doing.

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He was waiting to become king.

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His formal education in
the Welsh language, history,

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and culture, and his many tours
of the Welsh countryside

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led him to give
the first two paragraphs

259
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of his investiture speech
in their native tongue,

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which boosted Welsh nationalism,

261
00:12:22,086 --> 00:12:24,433
according to then-
Prime Minister Harold Wilson.

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This was Charles's

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most prominent
public appearance to date

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and was seen worldwide
by 500 million people.

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The ooh-ing and ahh-ing isn't
just because they're famous.

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It's because they have
a kind of fame

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that reaches back
a thousand years.

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That doesn't happen here,
and nobody can get

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without doing
what they're doing.

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Recently, Charles has
commented on the importance

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of listening to and respecting
all his citizens,

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stating that, "Something
as curious as the monarchy

273
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won't survive unless you take
account of people's attitudes.

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After all, if people don't
want it, they won't have it."

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So you had this contact. You had
this--this personal touch

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that prior to that was missing,

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and what you see now
isthat personal touch.

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He gets involved with it.

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I think responsibility is
the most important thing,

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is the actual trust
that's put in you

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to deal with other people

282
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and the feeling
that they can perhaps put

283
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their trust in you as well.

284
00:13:32,984 --> 00:13:35,953
I think that
that is the basis of one's job,

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you know, to serve other people.

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I think if
you have a sense of duty,

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and I like to think I have,

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then service
is something that you--

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you give yourself to people

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if, you know,
particularly if they want you

291
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and sometimes
if they don't want you.

292
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If you feel
that you can do something,

293
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even if they think that,
you know,

294
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you're not doing something
very useful

295
00:13:54,143 --> 00:13:55,524
and you think
you're right there,

296
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then you can be of service.

297
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Charles's fierce dedication

298
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to representing
and defending the people

299
00:14:00,563 --> 00:14:03,566
soon led him
to a career in the military.

300
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And in 1971,

301
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a little over a year after
Charles became Prince of Wales,

302
00:14:08,261 --> 00:14:11,298
he followed in the footsteps
of his father, grandfather,

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and great grandfathers
by joining the Navy.

304
00:14:15,337 --> 00:14:17,995
A desire to fly had been
an early wish for Charles,

305
00:14:18,064 --> 00:14:19,720
and while at Cambridge,

306
00:14:19,789 --> 00:14:22,620
he followed that ambition
by requesting flying lessons.

307
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He was such an adept student
that he even flew himself

308
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to his own
jet piloting lectures

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at the Royal Air Force Cranwell
in Lincolnshire.

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After training, he enrolled

311
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in the Britannia
Royal Naval College

312
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and thus began a successful
five-year career

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in the skies and on the seas.

314
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Not merely following
the path of his forefathers,

315
00:14:41,777 --> 00:14:43,848
Charles attributes his desire
to serve

316
00:14:43,917 --> 00:14:46,023
to his great-uncle
Lord Mountbatten,

317
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who he saw as an honorary
grandfather and confidant.

318
00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,546
Charles was incredibly close
to Lord Mountbatten,

319
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and I think probably did,
for some of his life,

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consider him to be perhaps more
a father figure

321
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than his own father.

322
00:15:00,416 --> 00:15:03,799
Certainly, um, he spent
more time with Mountbatten.

323
00:15:03,868 --> 00:15:05,974
I think Mountbatten
understood Charles

324
00:15:06,043 --> 00:15:08,838
in a way that--
that Philip didn't,

325
00:15:08,908 --> 00:15:11,738
and he was able
to sort of draw out

326
00:15:11,807 --> 00:15:14,430
the more fun side to Charles.

327
00:15:14,499 --> 00:15:16,812
He referred him as
his honorary grandfather.

328
00:15:16,881 --> 00:15:18,952
They really
shared a lovely relationship,

329
00:15:19,021 --> 00:15:20,436
and I think, you know,
Lord Mountbatten--

330
00:15:20,505 --> 00:15:24,751
he had a very close relationship
to the British royal family,

331
00:15:24,820 --> 00:15:27,685
and as a result,
he understood the dynamics,

332
00:15:27,754 --> 00:15:30,170
and I think he did share
quite a few interests

333
00:15:30,239 --> 00:15:31,896
with the young Prince Charles,

334
00:15:31,965 --> 00:15:34,830
so he really served
as something of a mentor.

335
00:15:34,899 --> 00:15:38,799
In 1976, towards the end
of Charles's naval career,

336
00:15:38,868 --> 00:15:41,181
he was given command
of the HMS Bronington,

337
00:15:41,250 --> 00:15:42,769
and later that year,

338
00:15:42,838 --> 00:15:45,427
he used his severance pay
to establish The Prince's Trust,

339
00:15:45,496 --> 00:15:46,842
a charitable organization

340
00:15:46,911 --> 00:15:49,396
dedicated to funding
community initiatives

341
00:15:49,465 --> 00:15:51,226
that support
disadvantaged youth.

342
00:15:51,295 --> 00:15:54,056
Ever since he left the Navy
and used that severance

343
00:15:54,125 --> 00:15:56,058
to set up The Prince's Trust,

344
00:15:56,127 --> 00:15:58,578
was determined that he was
going to use his title

345
00:15:58,647 --> 00:16:00,821
and his spotlight
to do something important,

346
00:16:00,890 --> 00:16:03,031
to do something meaningful,
which was really just as well.

347
00:16:03,100 --> 00:16:05,274
His great success
of Prince of Wales was

348
00:16:05,343 --> 00:16:07,449
creating an identity of his own.

349
00:16:07,518 --> 00:16:09,934
Though his official service
had ended,

350
00:16:10,003 --> 00:16:12,695
Charles is a staunch believer
that learning and practicing

351
00:16:12,764 --> 00:16:15,319
is a lifelong pursuit,
leading him to complete

352
00:16:15,388 --> 00:16:17,252
parachute training and pilot
from time to time,

353
00:16:17,321 --> 00:16:21,704
even flying the monarchy's
official aircraft.

354
00:16:21,773 --> 00:16:23,568
More recently, in 1995,

355
00:16:23,637 --> 00:16:25,501
Charles was
promoted to group captain

356
00:16:25,570 --> 00:16:26,986
for the Royal Air Force

357
00:16:27,055 --> 00:16:28,953
and granted
honorary five-star ranks

358
00:16:29,022 --> 00:16:31,576
in all three
of the armed forces,

359
00:16:31,645 --> 00:16:34,545
becoming a field marshal,
admiral of the fleet,

360
00:16:34,614 --> 00:16:37,444
and marshal of
the Royal Air Force in 2012.

361
00:16:37,513 --> 00:16:38,928
But schooling and serving

362
00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:40,447
weren't the only thing
on Charles's mind,

363
00:16:40,516 --> 00:16:42,311
as he had a number of

364
00:16:42,380 --> 00:16:44,762
romantic entanglements
throughout his youth.

365
00:16:44,831 --> 00:16:46,591
He even dated Sarah Spencer,

366
00:16:46,660 --> 00:16:50,181
his future first wife
Diana's older sister.

367
00:16:50,250 --> 00:16:51,803
While still training
for his naval career,

368
00:16:51,872 --> 00:16:53,805
Charles met his current wife,
Camilla,

369
00:16:53,874 --> 00:16:55,186
strung through mutual friends.

370
00:16:55,255 --> 00:16:58,224
She was pretty, she had
a great sense of humor,

371
00:16:58,293 --> 00:17:00,812
and she shared
a very similar sense of humor

372
00:17:00,881 --> 00:17:02,297
with Prince Charles.

373
00:17:02,366 --> 00:17:03,953
The two quickly became
close friends

374
00:17:04,023 --> 00:17:06,301
and then romantic partners,
and it was said that Charles

375
00:17:06,370 --> 00:17:08,993
liked that she was so natural
and easy and friendly,

376
00:17:09,062 --> 00:17:12,307
not in any way overawed by him,

377
00:17:12,376 --> 00:17:16,483
not fawning or sycophantic,
so he pursued her tirelessly.

378
00:17:16,552 --> 00:17:18,658
They were often spotted
at polo matches,

379
00:17:18,727 --> 00:17:20,453
of which Charles
was extremely fond

380
00:17:20,522 --> 00:17:24,043
and were known as a well suited
pair in their social circles.

381
00:17:24,112 --> 00:17:26,114
If you speak to anyone
who knows Charles and Camilla,

382
00:17:26,183 --> 00:17:29,117
they will say that Charles
is a better man

383
00:17:29,186 --> 00:17:31,015
for having Camilla in his life.

384
00:17:31,084 --> 00:17:33,328
I think you only need to look
at him when he's with Camilla

385
00:17:33,397 --> 00:17:36,469
to see just how happy he is.

386
00:17:36,538 --> 00:17:39,196
Absolutely. She's been--
She's been wonderful for him.

387
00:17:39,265 --> 00:17:40,818
As they grew more serious,

388
00:17:40,887 --> 00:17:43,027
Charles vacationed
with her family,

389
00:17:43,096 --> 00:17:44,684
and she had begun
to pierce the veil

390
00:17:44,753 --> 00:17:46,237
of his secret royal life

391
00:17:46,306 --> 00:17:48,377
by meeting several
of his family members.

392
00:17:48,446 --> 00:17:50,862
But their blossoming
love affair was cut short

393
00:17:50,931 --> 00:17:52,485
before it could truly begin,

394
00:17:52,554 --> 00:17:55,557
as Charles was deployed
to his formal naval career.

395
00:17:55,626 --> 00:17:57,179
There are speculations
that the deployment

396
00:17:57,248 --> 00:17:59,837
was due to the royal family
not approving of Camilla,

397
00:17:59,906 --> 00:18:01,977
thus orchestrating to separate
the two,

398
00:18:02,046 --> 00:18:04,083
that the two met too young.

399
00:18:04,152 --> 00:18:06,188
And still others say
that the relationship ended

400
00:18:06,257 --> 00:18:08,742
because Charles didn't
ask Camilla to wait for him.

401
00:18:08,811 --> 00:18:11,573
And Camilla married
Andrew Parker Bowles,

402
00:18:11,642 --> 00:18:15,197
a man she had been on again, off
again with since the late 1960s.

403
00:18:15,266 --> 00:18:17,096
Charles was devastated.

404
00:18:17,165 --> 00:18:19,719
He sent mournful letters
to his friends.

405
00:18:19,788 --> 00:18:22,377
He confided
in Lord Louis Mountbatten,

406
00:18:22,446 --> 00:18:24,137
his honorary grandfather.

407
00:18:24,206 --> 00:18:26,346
Truly, this was a man shattered.

408
00:18:26,415 --> 00:18:30,005
He hadn't been ready
to propose before he left

409
00:18:30,074 --> 00:18:31,627
to go to the Caribbean,

410
00:18:31,696 --> 00:18:33,802
but he had hoped
that Camilla would wait.

411
00:18:33,871 --> 00:18:36,494
During this time,
Lord Mountbatten encouraged

412
00:18:36,563 --> 00:18:39,187
his young protégé
to sow his wild oats

413
00:18:39,256 --> 00:18:42,259
and have as many affairs as
he could before settling down.

414
00:18:42,328 --> 00:18:44,261
Charles looked
to Lord Louis Mountbatten

415
00:18:44,330 --> 00:18:46,159
as a mentor, as someone

416
00:18:46,228 --> 00:18:49,783
that he would turn to
for guidance, for advice,

417
00:18:49,852 --> 00:18:52,338
someone that was
on his side no matter what.

418
00:18:52,407 --> 00:18:55,134
But this all fell apart
when Charles's mentor,

419
00:18:55,203 --> 00:18:57,136
advisor, and great-uncle
was assassinated

420
00:18:57,205 --> 00:18:59,414
by the Provisional
Irish Republican Army

421
00:18:59,483 --> 00:19:01,070
due to mounting conflicts

422
00:19:01,140 --> 00:19:03,176
following the partition
of Ireland.

423
00:19:03,245 --> 00:19:05,316
It was a tumultuous time
for England,

424
00:19:05,385 --> 00:19:08,043
and Charles was personally
devastated beyond words,

425
00:19:08,112 --> 00:19:09,769
openly weeping during
Mountbatten's funeral

426
00:19:09,838 --> 00:19:11,288
at the abbey.

427
00:19:11,357 --> 00:19:12,841
I think there's
probably a lot of children

428
00:19:12,910 --> 00:19:14,291
that can relate to that.

429
00:19:14,360 --> 00:19:15,740
It's quite nice to be
able to speak to someone

430
00:19:15,809 --> 00:19:19,779
who is a trusted advisor,
but also they have a keen love

431
00:19:19,848 --> 00:19:21,919
and an understanding
of who you are,

432
00:19:21,988 --> 00:19:23,610
And I think
that's why Charles really

433
00:19:23,679 --> 00:19:25,923
gravitated towards Mountbatten.

434
00:19:25,992 --> 00:19:27,752
During this time,
Charles leaned heavily

435
00:19:27,821 --> 00:19:29,237
on the now-married Camilla,

436
00:19:29,306 --> 00:19:31,929
and rumors of a renewed
love affair began circling.

437
00:19:31,998 --> 00:19:35,312
But Charles's grief led him
into the arms of another woman,

438
00:19:35,381 --> 00:19:37,555
Diana Spencer.

439
00:19:42,802 --> 00:19:44,355
One of the most notoriously

440
00:19:44,424 --> 00:19:46,840
publicized relationships
of the modern world,

441
00:19:46,909 --> 00:19:50,223
Charles and Diana's story
began in 1977,

442
00:19:50,292 --> 00:19:53,468
when Charles was actually dating
Diana's older sister Sarah,

443
00:19:53,537 --> 00:19:55,263
and he joined her
for a weekend of shooting

444
00:19:55,332 --> 00:19:57,092
at the family estate.

445
00:19:57,161 --> 00:19:59,094
It was there he met Diana,

446
00:19:59,163 --> 00:20:01,993
commenting on how fun
he thought she was.

447
00:20:02,062 --> 00:20:04,789
Soon after, his relationship
with Sarah fizzled.

448
00:20:04,858 --> 00:20:07,378
And it was at a party
with mutual friends where Diana

449
00:20:07,447 --> 00:20:09,449
really caught Charles's eye.

450
00:20:09,518 --> 00:20:11,658
The eventual princess
emphatically talked to Charles

451
00:20:11,727 --> 00:20:14,143
about how tragic the death
of Lord Mountbatten was

452
00:20:14,213 --> 00:20:17,354
and how sorry she felt for
Charles and his entire family.

453
00:20:17,423 --> 00:20:18,907
Struck by her candor,

454
00:20:18,976 --> 00:20:20,736
Charles was deeply
affected by Diana's words,

455
00:20:20,805 --> 00:20:23,946
and a love affair quickly
sprouted from her compassion.

456
00:20:24,015 --> 00:20:28,365
I began to realize, you know,
what was going on in my mind,

457
00:20:28,434 --> 00:20:30,263
and hers in particular,

458
00:20:30,332 --> 00:20:33,370
and all these things help,

459
00:20:33,439 --> 00:20:35,648
but you know,
it was a gradual business.

460
00:20:35,717 --> 00:20:37,512
I had a long time
to think about it

461
00:20:37,581 --> 00:20:43,518
because I knew the pressure
was on both of us and, um...

462
00:20:43,587 --> 00:20:45,347
it wasn't a difficult decision
in the end.

463
00:20:45,416 --> 00:20:47,107
It's what I wanted.
It's what I want.

464
00:20:47,176 --> 00:20:49,765
The two became public
a few months later

465
00:20:49,834 --> 00:20:51,871
when the couple was
spotted by a photographer

466
00:20:51,940 --> 00:20:53,942
at the royal family's
private estate in the Highlands.

467
00:20:54,011 --> 00:20:56,185
And from then on,
very few details

468
00:20:56,255 --> 00:20:59,016
of their love life weren't part
of the growing spectacle

469
00:20:59,085 --> 00:21:02,088
that was Charles and Diana.

470
00:21:02,157 --> 00:21:03,952
After less than a year
of dating,

471
00:21:04,021 --> 00:21:06,886
Charles proposed
to the then-19-year-old Diana,

472
00:21:06,955 --> 00:21:09,682
making her one of the most
famous women in the world.

473
00:21:09,751 --> 00:21:14,031
Diana couldn't help
but absolutely eclipse Charles.

474
00:21:14,100 --> 00:21:17,034
I mean, she was beautiful.
She was, you know,

475
00:21:17,103 --> 00:21:19,105
the most photographed woman
in the world.

476
00:21:19,174 --> 00:21:21,452
I mean, she eclipsed every
member of the family at points,

477
00:21:21,521 --> 00:21:23,178
even the queen.

478
00:21:23,247 --> 00:21:26,215
And so I think Charles's feeling

479
00:21:26,285 --> 00:21:27,700
was that he didn't
really stand a chance.

480
00:21:27,769 --> 00:21:29,909
And there was a very
famous moment in Australia

481
00:21:29,978 --> 00:21:33,326
where the crowds were all out,
waiting for the newlyweds

482
00:21:33,395 --> 00:21:35,259
to--to come and greet them.

483
00:21:35,328 --> 00:21:37,951
And there was Charles
apologizing to the crowds

484
00:21:38,020 --> 00:21:39,815
that hewas meeting
and shaking hands with,

485
00:21:39,884 --> 00:21:41,576
because he knew that actually

486
00:21:41,645 --> 00:21:43,474
they wanted to shake hands
with Diana.

487
00:21:43,543 --> 00:21:47,616
You know, Diana was breaking
new ground here as a princess,

488
00:21:47,685 --> 00:21:50,792
and I'll say this, and other
people will back me up on it,

489
00:21:50,861 --> 00:21:54,002
that she was the sort of
modernizer of the royal family

490
00:21:54,071 --> 00:21:56,970
in the '80s and '90s,
and what we see today

491
00:21:57,039 --> 00:22:01,561
is very much a byproduct
of her activities.

492
00:22:01,630 --> 00:22:03,943
Though she handled
much of it with grace,

493
00:22:04,012 --> 00:22:05,254
anybody would be shaken

494
00:22:05,324 --> 00:22:07,671
with the eyes of the world
upon them.

495
00:22:07,740 --> 00:22:13,608
When the two wed in 1981,
750 million people tuned in

496
00:22:13,677 --> 00:22:15,092
to watch Diana
walk down the aisle,

497
00:22:15,161 --> 00:22:18,302
making it the most watched
royal event in history.

498
00:22:18,371 --> 00:22:20,649
And there, too, have given
and pledged their troth

499
00:22:20,718 --> 00:22:23,100
either to other,

500
00:22:23,169 --> 00:22:25,413
and have declared the same
by giving and receiving

501
00:22:25,482 --> 00:22:29,313
of a ring
and by joining of hands.

502
00:22:29,382 --> 00:22:34,111
I pronounce that they be
man and wife together.

503
00:22:34,180 --> 00:22:38,805
In the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Ghost.

504
00:22:38,874 --> 00:22:40,497
Amen.

505
00:22:43,983 --> 00:22:49,091
Charles and Diana,
now man and wife,

506
00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:50,645
move up to the high altar
for the blessing.

507
00:22:50,714 --> 00:22:52,647
It was a historic
moment for pop culture,

508
00:22:52,716 --> 00:22:55,028
with thousands of women
flocking to dress shops

509
00:22:55,097 --> 00:22:57,859
to get their own version
of Diana's iconic gown.

510
00:22:57,928 --> 00:23:00,862
But behind the glamour
and flash sat heartbreak.

511
00:23:00,931 --> 00:23:03,140
And from the very start,
Charles's affection for

512
00:23:03,209 --> 00:23:04,866
Camilla Parker Bowles,

513
00:23:04,935 --> 00:23:09,353
his on again/off again love,
wore heavily on Diana's heart.

514
00:23:09,422 --> 00:23:10,837
She later famously said,

515
00:23:10,906 --> 00:23:12,874
"There were three of us
in this marriage,

516
00:23:12,943 --> 00:23:15,324
so it was a bit crowded."

517
00:23:15,394 --> 00:23:19,674
The two had their first son,
William, quickly after marrying,

518
00:23:19,743 --> 00:23:22,470
and Harry followed suit
only a couple of years later.

519
00:23:22,539 --> 00:23:25,024
William and Harry
she always referred to,

520
00:23:25,093 --> 00:23:27,751
certainly to
everybody she spoke to

521
00:23:27,820 --> 00:23:30,857
and so many times to me,
"my boys."

522
00:23:30,926 --> 00:23:33,170
They were
Prince Charles's boys as well.

523
00:23:33,239 --> 00:23:36,553
Let's not forget there are two
parents in this relationship,

524
00:23:36,622 --> 00:23:38,865
and both were
extremely good parents.

525
00:23:38,934 --> 00:23:42,213
Diana was a doting mother
who was dedicated to making sure

526
00:23:42,282 --> 00:23:44,284
they lived some semblance
of a normal life

527
00:23:44,353 --> 00:23:47,149
and was just as likely to take
them on a royal tour

528
00:23:47,218 --> 00:23:48,910
as she was to kick
off her shoes and participate

529
00:23:48,979 --> 00:23:51,084
in the school's field day.

530
00:23:51,153 --> 00:23:53,155
There's no question
Diana, Princess of Wales,

531
00:23:53,224 --> 00:23:56,400
was hugely affectionate
with her children.

532
00:23:56,469 --> 00:23:59,265
She thought nothing of throwing
her arms around the boys,

533
00:23:59,334 --> 00:24:00,853
whatever the situation.

534
00:24:00,922 --> 00:24:02,855
She recognized when
it was a formal occasion

535
00:24:02,924 --> 00:24:06,030
and when everyone had to be
suited and booted and on parade.

536
00:24:06,099 --> 00:24:09,240
But at the same time, she--
there were those moments

537
00:24:09,309 --> 00:24:11,415
where she just
couldn't hold herself back.

538
00:24:11,484 --> 00:24:13,590
William has said often
that he appreciated this

539
00:24:13,659 --> 00:24:16,385
about his mother
and credits her with making sure

540
00:24:16,455 --> 00:24:19,078
he wasn't cut off from reality.

541
00:24:19,147 --> 00:24:21,287
Charles, on the other hand,
was so consumed with work

542
00:24:21,356 --> 00:24:24,048
and his many pursuits
that it often seemed like

543
00:24:24,117 --> 00:24:27,051
he didn't have time
for his sons.

544
00:24:27,120 --> 00:24:29,502
It is said
that he loved them very much,

545
00:24:29,571 --> 00:24:31,953
making an effort
to attend their school functions

546
00:24:32,022 --> 00:24:34,576
and even leaving them
handwritten notes.

547
00:24:34,645 --> 00:24:36,889
But by his nature,
Charles was remote

548
00:24:36,958 --> 00:24:40,133
and so consumed by his desire to
make a difference in the world

549
00:24:40,202 --> 00:24:43,309
that many of the people
he loved may have felt ignored.

550
00:24:43,378 --> 00:24:45,622
Charles did everything
that hecould

551
00:24:45,691 --> 00:24:49,315
to be more hands on,
to be perhaps more of the parent

552
00:24:49,384 --> 00:24:51,524
that he wanted
his own parents to be.

553
00:24:51,593 --> 00:24:54,734
For example, um,
he would have it,

554
00:24:54,803 --> 00:24:57,288
as much as possible, worked into
his official schedule

555
00:24:57,357 --> 00:25:00,360
that he could be home
for bath time and bedtime,

556
00:25:00,429 --> 00:25:02,811
so that he could be there
to read stories to the children.

557
00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:05,469
And he loved
being able to do that.

558
00:25:05,538 --> 00:25:08,299
And it wasn't just
Diana who was a hugger.

559
00:25:08,368 --> 00:25:09,853
Charles was a hugger, too.

560
00:25:09,922 --> 00:25:12,303
The press always cut
before it gets to Charles.

561
00:25:12,372 --> 00:25:14,305
The press never
printed the photos

562
00:25:14,374 --> 00:25:15,962
when it was Charles.

563
00:25:16,031 --> 00:25:17,654
It was always about Diana.

564
00:25:17,723 --> 00:25:21,105
And so I do think
that he was unfairly portrayed

565
00:25:21,174 --> 00:25:22,831
by the press
for a number of years.

566
00:25:22,900 --> 00:25:25,593
Charles's work as heir apparent
and the large swaths of time

567
00:25:25,662 --> 00:25:28,147
he spent away from Diana

568
00:25:28,216 --> 00:25:30,667
deepened a growing divide
between the two.

569
00:25:30,736 --> 00:25:33,014
And though they initially
presented a beautiful picture

570
00:25:33,083 --> 00:25:34,463
of family bliss to the world,

571
00:25:34,533 --> 00:25:35,810
receiving the adoration
of millions,

572
00:25:35,879 --> 00:25:38,951
they struggled
behind the scenes.

573
00:25:39,020 --> 00:25:41,470
Princess Diana
chafed at the royal duties,

574
00:25:41,540 --> 00:25:44,128
the ribbon cutting,
the handshaking,

575
00:25:44,197 --> 00:25:46,061
the grip and grin
that went with the job.

576
00:25:46,130 --> 00:25:48,029
But she was
also very good with it,

577
00:25:48,098 --> 00:25:50,169
and she expanded its role.

578
00:25:50,238 --> 00:25:53,517
She made it more personable,
more likable,

579
00:25:53,586 --> 00:25:55,795
less remote
than it had been before.

580
00:25:55,864 --> 00:25:58,729
So as the marriage
deteriorated and soured,

581
00:25:58,798 --> 00:26:01,525
you know, Diana was the victim,
Charles was the villain,

582
00:26:01,594 --> 00:26:03,527
and, you know,
that was the narrative

583
00:26:03,596 --> 00:26:05,805
that followed him
for many, many years.

584
00:26:05,874 --> 00:26:08,808
So whether it was being
overshadowed by his wife

585
00:26:08,877 --> 00:26:10,534
or painted as the villain,

586
00:26:10,603 --> 00:26:13,019
it was, um, it was a very
difficult period for him.

587
00:26:13,088 --> 00:26:15,470
Some speculate that the two
felt forced into their union

588
00:26:15,539 --> 00:26:17,817
by the international popularity

589
00:26:17,886 --> 00:26:19,888
or the pressures
of the royal family.

590
00:26:19,957 --> 00:26:22,339
Others say the marriage
was doomed from the start due

591
00:26:22,408 --> 00:26:24,893
to Charles's
enduring feelings for Camilla.

592
00:26:24,962 --> 00:26:26,792
And many also believe
that Diana's rocket into

593
00:26:26,861 --> 00:26:28,345
stardom
caused the young princess

594
00:26:28,414 --> 00:26:31,175
a level of stress
she can never escape.

595
00:26:31,244 --> 00:26:33,833
Diana was the very
prim and proper princess

596
00:26:33,902 --> 00:26:35,732
everybody thought
did exactly the right thing,

597
00:26:35,801 --> 00:26:37,250
and this generated

598
00:26:37,319 --> 00:26:39,874
perhaps some friction
within the family, too,

599
00:26:39,943 --> 00:26:41,392
that wasn't there
in the first place.

600
00:26:41,461 --> 00:26:44,188
It's a very ugly thing to see,
and I can understand

601
00:26:44,257 --> 00:26:46,190
how horrible
it must be to live under it.

602
00:26:46,259 --> 00:26:47,916
Charles and Diana spent
the next few years

603
00:26:47,985 --> 00:26:52,300
distant and unhappy,
both leading separate lives.

604
00:26:52,369 --> 00:26:54,889
Charles's friends covered up
for him as he carried on

605
00:26:54,958 --> 00:26:56,442
his thinly veiled affair
with Camilla

606
00:26:56,511 --> 00:26:58,271
and helped the two
see each other,

607
00:26:58,340 --> 00:27:01,481
leading Diana to feel more
and more ostracized,

608
00:27:01,550 --> 00:27:05,278
causing her to fall into
the arms of another as well.

609
00:27:05,347 --> 00:27:08,730
Though a fashion icon who was
internationally loved,

610
00:27:08,799 --> 00:27:12,044
a reporter at the time commented
that, "Diana was the love object

611
00:27:12,113 --> 00:27:15,012
of everyone in the world
except her husband.

612
00:27:15,081 --> 00:27:16,911
She was faced in her mid-20s

613
00:27:16,980 --> 00:27:19,568
with something she found
chilling to contemplate--

614
00:27:19,638 --> 00:27:23,331
a fairy tale marriage that had
called into an arrangement."

615
00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:25,402
The British media is
a different kettle of fish.

616
00:27:25,471 --> 00:27:26,852
We have ten national newspapers

617
00:27:26,921 --> 00:27:31,028
every single day of the week
on the breakfast table

618
00:27:31,097 --> 00:27:32,651
at 7:00 in the morning,

619
00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:34,825
and they're all hungry
for news.

620
00:27:34,894 --> 00:27:38,001
And if it's raw news
and if it's salacious,

621
00:27:38,070 --> 00:27:40,210
um, and if it's gossipy,
they'll publish it.

622
00:27:40,279 --> 00:27:43,109
With Diana's struggles
with her mental health,

623
00:27:43,178 --> 00:27:46,319
an incendiary tell-all
by Andrew Morton

624
00:27:46,388 --> 00:27:48,287
detailing the two's private life

625
00:27:48,356 --> 00:27:51,255
and the unrelenting negative
attention from the press,

626
00:27:51,324 --> 00:27:55,777
Charles and Diana
decided to separate in 1992.

627
00:27:55,846 --> 00:27:57,952
In an interview
with Jonathan Dimbleby

628
00:27:58,021 --> 00:27:59,678
centered around
a recent documentary

629
00:27:59,747 --> 00:28:02,508
on Charles and his career
as the Prince of Wales,

630
00:28:02,577 --> 00:28:04,510
the only answers
the public really wanted

631
00:28:04,579 --> 00:28:06,857
were about how
the marriage fell apart.

632
00:28:06,926 --> 00:28:10,033
Dimbleby asked Prince Charles if
he had been faithful to Diana.

633
00:28:10,102 --> 00:28:13,346
Yes, absolutely.

634
00:28:13,415 --> 00:28:17,143
-And you were?
-Yes...

635
00:28:17,212 --> 00:28:23,184
until it became
irretrievably broken down,

636
00:28:23,253 --> 00:28:26,946
us both having tried.

637
00:28:27,015 --> 00:28:29,777
You've been
very open about all of this

638
00:28:29,846 --> 00:28:32,987
and what you've--
what you've said.

639
00:28:33,056 --> 00:28:35,783
Do you now hope that this issue

640
00:28:35,852 --> 00:28:38,993
and expect
this issue to go away?

641
00:28:39,062 --> 00:28:40,615
I do think
it's quite interesting

642
00:28:40,684 --> 00:28:42,134
to note that regardless

643
00:28:42,203 --> 00:28:45,275
of everything that transpired
between Charles and Diana,

644
00:28:45,344 --> 00:28:49,969
he never publicly said a bad
word about her, ever, ever.

645
00:28:50,038 --> 00:28:52,178
There is not
one moment where he was

646
00:28:52,247 --> 00:28:56,010
disrespectful towards her,
where he criticized her,

647
00:28:56,079 --> 00:28:58,426
where he blasted her
for the comments

648
00:28:58,495 --> 00:29:00,393
that she made about him,

649
00:29:00,462 --> 00:29:03,224
and I think that really
sort of speaks to the man he is

650
00:29:03,293 --> 00:29:05,571
and how much respect
he had for her.

651
00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:08,850
In fairness to both
the prince who was and Diana,

652
00:29:08,919 --> 00:29:13,061
they kept their disharmony
away from the children.

653
00:29:13,130 --> 00:29:14,994
Um, And so, in that sense,

654
00:29:15,063 --> 00:29:17,859
neither William or Harry
really, really understood,

655
00:29:17,928 --> 00:29:21,276
you know, the drama,
the unhappy drama that existed

656
00:29:21,345 --> 00:29:24,590
between their parents because
they themselves dealt with it.

657
00:29:24,659 --> 00:29:26,350
We know that it was
played out

658
00:29:26,419 --> 00:29:29,560
on the international circuit
through media, et cetera.

659
00:29:29,629 --> 00:29:32,184
This scandal threw a light
on the royal family that drew

660
00:29:32,253 --> 00:29:33,910
the speculations of the world.

661
00:29:33,979 --> 00:29:36,360
But underneath it all
was two people who just

662
00:29:36,429 --> 00:29:39,294
weren't right for each
other and were deeply saddened

663
00:29:39,363 --> 00:29:41,710
by the inability to
maintain a happy relationship.

664
00:29:44,748 --> 00:29:47,337
A year after
their divorce became finalized,

665
00:29:47,406 --> 00:29:50,409
Diana was killed in the car
crash that stopped the world.

666
00:29:50,478 --> 00:29:51,893
It was here,
just after midnight,

667
00:29:51,962 --> 00:29:53,895
that a Saturday night out
in the City of Lights

668
00:29:53,964 --> 00:29:56,277
turned to tragedy.

669
00:29:56,346 --> 00:29:58,417
The precise details are
still sketchy,

670
00:29:58,486 --> 00:30:00,868
but the Mercedes 600
carrying the princess,

671
00:30:00,937 --> 00:30:03,594
her Egyptian companion,
Dodi Al Fayed,

672
00:30:03,663 --> 00:30:05,769
a driver, and a bodyguard
emerged from the tunnel

673
00:30:05,838 --> 00:30:07,806
a complete crumpled wreck.

674
00:30:07,875 --> 00:30:09,600
Circumstantial evidence,
at least,

675
00:30:09,669 --> 00:30:11,464
that the driver lost control

676
00:30:11,533 --> 00:30:13,777
while driving
at very high speed,

677
00:30:13,846 --> 00:30:16,780
according to some reports,
at over 100 miles an hour,

678
00:30:16,849 --> 00:30:19,196
as he sought to escape
from several paparazzi.

679
00:30:19,265 --> 00:30:20,784
It felt as if everyone

680
00:30:20,853 --> 00:30:22,199
collectively held their breath,

681
00:30:22,268 --> 00:30:24,443
flocking to TV screens
as Diana's adoring fans

682
00:30:24,512 --> 00:30:27,101
struggled to grasp the truth
that she was gone.

683
00:30:27,170 --> 00:30:29,620
London was absolutely silent

684
00:30:29,689 --> 00:30:31,208
as the coffin
was brought down the street,

685
00:30:31,277 --> 00:30:32,934
and occasionally you would
hear people sobbing

686
00:30:33,003 --> 00:30:35,903
and wailing, "Diana. Diana."

687
00:30:35,972 --> 00:30:38,733
So there was an emotion
in the Princess of Wales

688
00:30:38,802 --> 00:30:40,804
that people responded to.

689
00:30:40,873 --> 00:30:42,633
Many will say they remember
exactly where they were

690
00:30:42,702 --> 00:30:44,152
when Diana died--

691
00:30:44,221 --> 00:30:46,948
a moment of tragedy
so impactful

692
00:30:47,017 --> 00:30:49,640
that it has been burned
into history forever.

693
00:30:49,709 --> 00:30:51,401
It was unprecedented,

694
00:30:51,470 --> 00:30:54,956
but none felt the sting more so
than Charles and his sons.

695
00:30:55,025 --> 00:30:58,511
Charles did the very best
that he possibly could

696
00:30:58,580 --> 00:31:03,068
in really difficult, trying
circumstances, you know?

697
00:31:03,137 --> 00:31:05,070
Any parent that is left
to pick up

698
00:31:05,139 --> 00:31:07,175
after another parent has died

699
00:31:07,244 --> 00:31:10,558
will say how monumentally
challenging that job is,

700
00:31:10,627 --> 00:31:13,664
but Charles had to do it
on the global stage.

701
00:31:13,733 --> 00:31:16,012
He had to do it with everybody
having an opinion.

702
00:31:16,081 --> 00:31:18,600
He had to do it while having
to fulfill the obligations

703
00:31:18,669 --> 00:31:21,810
expected of one
in his position as well.

704
00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:23,847
It was Charles who broke
the news to his sons,

705
00:31:23,916 --> 00:31:25,159
striving to be there for them

706
00:31:25,228 --> 00:31:27,644
and protect them
in a way he hadn't

707
00:31:27,713 --> 00:31:30,095
until tragedy
brought them together.

708
00:31:30,164 --> 00:31:33,650
Pictures of the then-15-year-old
William as a pallbearer

709
00:31:33,719 --> 00:31:36,722
at his own mother's funeral
flooded the tabloids,

710
00:31:36,791 --> 00:31:38,689
and the family struggled
to mourn while upholding

711
00:31:38,758 --> 00:31:41,106
their roles as public figures.

712
00:31:41,175 --> 00:31:43,660
A very extraordinary,

713
00:31:43,729 --> 00:31:49,148
yet refined and restrained
expression of adoration

714
00:31:49,217 --> 00:31:54,360
here in London.

715
00:32:02,575 --> 00:32:04,129
Here is the Prince of Wales,

716
00:32:04,198 --> 00:32:09,893
a solo parent, um, having to do
a really difficult job

717
00:32:09,962 --> 00:32:12,033
raising two princes on his own.

718
00:32:12,102 --> 00:32:13,517
He did the best he could

719
00:32:13,586 --> 00:32:16,106
under very,
very hard circumstances,

720
00:32:16,175 --> 00:32:18,867
um, but I think
he probably wasn't around

721
00:32:18,937 --> 00:32:21,836
as much as he perhaps
might have wanted to be.

722
00:32:21,905 --> 00:32:24,839
There were huge pressures
and demands, given his role,

723
00:32:24,908 --> 00:32:27,186
and all of the work
and the diary commitments

724
00:32:27,255 --> 00:32:28,705
that came
with being Prince of Wales.

725
00:32:28,774 --> 00:32:30,465
As he had once before,

726
00:32:30,534 --> 00:32:33,330
Charles turned to the now-
divorced Camilla for comfort,

727
00:32:33,399 --> 00:32:35,919
but remained intensely aware
of how his renewed relationship

728
00:32:35,988 --> 00:32:38,577
with his old flame
might affect his sons.

729
00:32:38,646 --> 00:32:41,787
There have
been periods since 1997,

730
00:32:41,856 --> 00:32:43,547
when Diana,
Princess of Wales, died,

731
00:32:43,616 --> 00:32:47,103
that Charles's relationship
with his sons has wavered.

732
00:32:47,172 --> 00:32:50,071
There were many years there
where William

733
00:32:50,140 --> 00:32:51,866
was angry towards his father,

734
00:32:51,935 --> 00:32:54,420
where he struggled with Charles
moving on and marrying Camilla,

735
00:32:54,489 --> 00:32:57,044
even though I think both
William and Harry recognize

736
00:32:57,113 --> 00:33:00,288
that Camilla
made Charles very happy indeed.

737
00:33:00,357 --> 00:33:03,050
Again, any child of divorce
will often struggle

738
00:33:03,119 --> 00:33:05,466
to see their parent marry
somebody else.

739
00:33:05,535 --> 00:33:08,296
He let William and Harry
set the pace,

740
00:33:08,365 --> 00:33:11,334
keeping his love affair at
a distance until the wound left

741
00:33:11,403 --> 00:33:14,233
by the loss of their mother,
Diana, became more tolerable.

742
00:33:14,302 --> 00:33:16,097
But after years of watching
their parents

743
00:33:16,166 --> 00:33:17,581
in an unhappy marriage,

744
00:33:17,650 --> 00:33:18,997
the boys recognized how
enormously happy

745
00:33:19,066 --> 00:33:21,102
Camilla made their father,

746
00:33:21,171 --> 00:33:23,173
and after
many difficult conversations

747
00:33:23,242 --> 00:33:27,005
and moments of strife,
gave him their blessing.

748
00:33:27,074 --> 00:33:29,904
Years after Diana's passing,
Charles and Camilla

749
00:33:29,973 --> 00:33:32,493
were seen together publicly
for the first time

750
00:33:32,562 --> 00:33:35,358
and officially announced
their relationship to the world.

751
00:33:35,427 --> 00:33:37,946
He was a different man,
all smiles and affection,

752
00:33:38,016 --> 00:33:39,741
loving Camilla in a way

753
00:33:39,810 --> 00:33:43,504
he and Diana had clearly
never felt for each other.

754
00:33:43,573 --> 00:33:45,023
Though their relationship

755
00:33:45,092 --> 00:33:47,439
had been dogged by scandal,
drama, and heartbreak,

756
00:33:47,508 --> 00:33:51,029
it became clear that the two
were indeed well-suited.

757
00:33:51,098 --> 00:33:53,445
And though life had
pulled them apart in the past,

758
00:33:53,514 --> 00:33:55,688
it had now brought them
back together again.

759
00:33:55,757 --> 00:33:58,484
She has shaped him both
in the past and today

760
00:33:58,553 --> 00:34:02,523
by simply being there,
never eclipsing him,

761
00:34:02,592 --> 00:34:04,628
never overshadowing him,

762
00:34:04,697 --> 00:34:08,460
and being there as
a constant and as a companion.

763
00:34:08,529 --> 00:34:10,876
She loves him
for the man that he is.

764
00:34:10,945 --> 00:34:13,327
It's just that there's
an awful lot of baggage

765
00:34:13,396 --> 00:34:16,847
that comes with loving him,
namely him being the king.

766
00:34:16,916 --> 00:34:19,747
Um, but I think, really,
the reason

767
00:34:19,816 --> 00:34:21,645
the latter years of his life
have been such a success

768
00:34:21,714 --> 00:34:25,339
are because
of what she brings to the role.

769
00:34:25,408 --> 00:34:26,719
Carefully, after years
of ups and downs,

770
00:34:26,788 --> 00:34:29,550
they took
their relationship slow,

771
00:34:29,619 --> 00:34:33,001
and it wasn't until 2005
that the two became engaged.

772
00:34:33,071 --> 00:34:34,486
And only two months later,

773
00:34:34,555 --> 00:34:36,315
they were wed
in a small, civil ceremony,

774
00:34:36,384 --> 00:34:39,284
in sharp contrast
to the spectacle that had been

775
00:34:39,353 --> 00:34:42,494
his wedding day with Diana.

776
00:34:42,563 --> 00:34:43,874
-There he is.
-There he is.

777
00:34:43,943 --> 00:34:45,152
His Royal Highness--

778
00:34:45,221 --> 00:34:46,463
Her taking his arm.

779
00:34:46,532 --> 00:34:47,844
His Royal Highness,

780
00:34:47,913 --> 00:34:49,673
the Prince of Wales,
and Her Royal Highness,

781
00:34:49,742 --> 00:34:51,779
the Duchess of Cornwall.

782
00:34:56,301 --> 00:35:01,099
So there they go, back into
the queen's Rolls-Royce.

783
00:35:01,168 --> 00:35:03,584
Very relaxed-looking, were they?

784
00:35:03,653 --> 00:35:06,380
Yes, she's a
little bit awkward with her way.

785
00:35:07,622 --> 00:35:08,934
Yes, why not?

786
00:35:09,003 --> 00:35:11,178
She's finally got him
in a grip, yes.

787
00:35:11,247 --> 00:35:14,733
And I think he recognized
that public opinion was,

788
00:35:14,802 --> 00:35:17,667
to some degree,
still against he and Camilla

789
00:35:17,736 --> 00:35:19,220
and their relationship.

790
00:35:19,289 --> 00:35:22,016
It was going to take many,
many years for Camilla's image,

791
00:35:22,085 --> 00:35:24,260
really, to be rehabilitated,

792
00:35:24,329 --> 00:35:26,262
as far as
the public were concerned.

793
00:35:26,331 --> 00:35:29,368
But I think
really what they've shown

794
00:35:29,437 --> 00:35:31,715
is how great their love is

795
00:35:31,784 --> 00:35:33,924
and how well
they complement each other.

796
00:35:33,993 --> 00:35:37,100
Though all their
children attended the nuptials,

797
00:35:37,169 --> 00:35:40,690
Queen Elizabeth and King Philip
were famously absent.

798
00:35:40,759 --> 00:35:42,416
But it seems when
it came to love,

799
00:35:42,485 --> 00:35:43,900
Charles was tired
of living in the shadow

800
00:35:43,969 --> 00:35:47,248
of what was expected of him
and wasn't going to let

801
00:35:47,317 --> 00:35:49,906
the royal family's disapproval
of Camilla

802
00:35:49,975 --> 00:35:52,080
stand in the way
of his happiness.

803
00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:54,462
The idea that Camilla would be
marrying into the royal family

804
00:35:54,531 --> 00:35:56,292
was--was unthinkable,

805
00:35:56,361 --> 00:35:59,295
certainly in 1997,
after the death of Diana,

806
00:35:59,364 --> 00:36:01,020
which was a pivotal moment
for the royal family.

807
00:36:01,089 --> 00:36:03,091
It was a moment where
everything changed for them,

808
00:36:03,161 --> 00:36:06,578
and the moment where
I think the majority thought

809
00:36:06,647 --> 00:36:09,305
that they would never hear
of Camilla Parker Bowles again.

810
00:36:09,374 --> 00:36:12,549
And yet this was
Charles's one true love,

811
00:36:12,618 --> 00:36:16,829
and he was determined
to bring her back into his life,

812
00:36:16,898 --> 00:36:19,073
to rehabilitate her image,

813
00:36:19,142 --> 00:36:22,663
her reputation,
and to make it possible,

814
00:36:22,732 --> 00:36:25,217
both to the palace
and to the public,

815
00:36:25,286 --> 00:36:28,496
that there could be
a relationship there

816
00:36:28,565 --> 00:36:31,292
that was accepted by the public

817
00:36:31,361 --> 00:36:33,605
and most importantly,
accepted by the queen.

818
00:36:33,674 --> 00:36:35,227
I think, really,

819
00:36:35,296 --> 00:36:38,161
that very public endorsement
from the queen

820
00:36:38,230 --> 00:36:41,060
meant so much to both Charles
and Camilla,

821
00:36:41,129 --> 00:36:42,993
and, really, it was a testament

822
00:36:43,062 --> 00:36:45,272
to how they have conducted
themselves

823
00:36:45,341 --> 00:36:47,757
and how well
they have served the queen,

824
00:36:47,826 --> 00:36:49,966
the country,
and the Commonwealth of Nations.

825
00:36:50,035 --> 00:36:51,174
And I think, uh, really,

826
00:36:51,243 --> 00:36:52,451
they continue to complement
each other

827
00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:54,212
in the very best ways.

828
00:36:54,281 --> 00:36:56,455
Because he had previously
been made to feel constrained

829
00:36:56,524 --> 00:36:58,146
when it came to love,

830
00:36:58,216 --> 00:36:59,734
Charles wanted to ensure
that his children

831
00:36:59,803 --> 00:37:03,048
had the right to choose who they
wanted for their life partner.

832
00:37:03,117 --> 00:37:04,532
He was determined
that William and Harry

833
00:37:04,601 --> 00:37:06,327
should be able
to follow their hearts,

834
00:37:06,396 --> 00:37:08,950
regardless of their position
in life

835
00:37:09,019 --> 00:37:11,712
or the station
of their love interests.

836
00:37:11,781 --> 00:37:13,955
But choosing the right woman
would prove to not be

837
00:37:14,024 --> 00:37:15,612
an easy path for his boys.

838
00:37:15,681 --> 00:37:18,339
After all,
these were Diana's sons.

839
00:37:18,408 --> 00:37:20,583
And it really is up to
both William and Harry

840
00:37:20,652 --> 00:37:23,413
to make their marriages work,
because at the end of the day,

841
00:37:23,482 --> 00:37:27,003
when all this sort of lust
and the passion has worn off,

842
00:37:27,072 --> 00:37:29,005
um, a marriage is a job.

843
00:37:29,074 --> 00:37:31,973
So when William met Catherine,
the now Princess of Wales,

844
00:37:32,042 --> 00:37:33,527
at St Andrews University,

845
00:37:33,596 --> 00:37:36,046
he was both smitten and torn
on whether she would be

846
00:37:36,115 --> 00:37:38,497
the right fit to be queen
or that she would

847
00:37:38,566 --> 00:37:41,397
want to bear the same pressures
as his mother.

848
00:37:41,466 --> 00:37:44,572
The press pestered William
incessantly to make up his mind,

849
00:37:44,641 --> 00:37:47,334
continuing to make the situation
disturbingly similar

850
00:37:47,403 --> 00:37:52,166
to what Charles experienced
before he married Diana.

851
00:37:52,235 --> 00:37:54,064
William's internal turmoil

852
00:37:54,133 --> 00:37:55,583
and then extreme
external pressures

853
00:37:55,652 --> 00:37:57,171
caused the infamous
short-lived breakup

854
00:37:57,240 --> 00:37:58,759
between William and Kate,

855
00:37:58,828 --> 00:38:02,625
which clearly left them both
feeling deeply unhappy.

856
00:38:02,694 --> 00:38:04,523
William, distraught,
turned to his father

857
00:38:04,592 --> 00:38:06,939
to discuss the matter at hand,

858
00:38:07,008 --> 00:38:10,149
and Charles gave his son
some resounding advice.

859
00:38:10,218 --> 00:38:12,220
He told him that if he did
not commit to her now,

860
00:38:12,290 --> 00:38:14,395
he could lose her forever

861
00:38:14,464 --> 00:38:16,777
and to not make
the same mistake he did.

862
00:38:16,846 --> 00:38:18,537
And William listened
to his father.

863
00:38:18,606 --> 00:38:21,747
A holiday in Kenya,

864
00:38:21,816 --> 00:38:22,886
um, we had
a little private time,

865
00:38:22,955 --> 00:38:25,061
um, away together
with some friends,

866
00:38:25,130 --> 00:38:28,098
and I just decided that it was
the right time, really.

867
00:38:28,167 --> 00:38:31,757
Um, we've been talking about
um, marriage for a while,

868
00:38:31,826 --> 00:38:34,001
so it wasn't
a massively big surprise,

869
00:38:34,070 --> 00:38:35,623
but, uh, I took her up
somewhere nice in, uh, Kenya

870
00:38:35,692 --> 00:38:37,453
and, uh, I proposed.

871
00:38:37,522 --> 00:38:38,937
It's very romantic.

872
00:38:39,006 --> 00:38:40,628
There's a true romantic
in there.

873
00:38:40,697 --> 00:38:42,078
There is.

874
00:38:42,147 --> 00:38:43,597
And you said yes, obviously?

875
00:38:43,666 --> 00:38:45,737
-Of course, yes, yep.
-Thankfully.

876
00:38:45,806 --> 00:38:47,704
Charles is projecting an image

877
00:38:47,773 --> 00:38:50,224
not just of--of him
and his crowned queen,

878
00:38:50,293 --> 00:38:52,364
this is also about
the future of the monarchy.

879
00:38:52,433 --> 00:38:54,228
This is about the future
of the House of Windsor,

880
00:38:54,297 --> 00:38:55,609
and of course,
William and Kate,

881
00:38:55,678 --> 00:38:59,060
as the Prince and Princess
of Wales, are the future.

882
00:38:59,129 --> 00:39:01,304
Even though Kate was a commoner,

883
00:39:01,373 --> 00:39:03,651
Charles made sure that she was
welcomed into the family

884
00:39:03,720 --> 00:39:07,379
and had all the help she needed
settling into palace life.

885
00:39:07,448 --> 00:39:10,175
From the proper tutorials
on royal family etiquette

886
00:39:10,244 --> 00:39:12,971
to helping choose music
for William and Kate's big day,

887
00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:14,904
Charles made sure
that this union

888
00:39:14,973 --> 00:39:16,457
would be one that is everlasting

889
00:39:16,526 --> 00:39:20,047
and based on a strong foundation
of familiar support.

890
00:39:50,698 --> 00:39:53,943
After the wedding,
father, son and their two wives

891
00:39:54,012 --> 00:39:56,394
have forged
a very close relationship.

892
00:39:56,463 --> 00:39:58,292
You're now looking
at this sort of core unit

893
00:39:58,361 --> 00:39:59,500
of the monarchy.

894
00:39:59,569 --> 00:40:01,640
It's the new Fab Four,
I suppose.

895
00:40:01,709 --> 00:40:04,505
It's Charles and Camilla.
It's William and Kate.

896
00:40:04,574 --> 00:40:06,990
It's absolutely imperative
that they are aligned,

897
00:40:07,059 --> 00:40:09,061
that they have the same visions
for the monarchy,

898
00:40:09,130 --> 00:40:10,822
because the future
of the monarchy

899
00:40:10,891 --> 00:40:15,274
and the House of Windsor rests
on both of their shoulders.

900
00:40:15,343 --> 00:40:17,622
William and Kate are
more modern in their approach

901
00:40:17,691 --> 00:40:19,382
to being royal
and raising children,

902
00:40:19,451 --> 00:40:21,902
with William just as determined
as his mother Diana was

903
00:40:21,971 --> 00:40:25,492
to ensure his children have
a semblance of a normal life.

904
00:40:25,561 --> 00:40:27,839
But the differences
between the two couples

905
00:40:27,908 --> 00:40:30,151
does not stand in the way
of Charles and Camilla

906
00:40:30,220 --> 00:40:31,774
being doting grandparents.

907
00:40:31,843 --> 00:40:33,361
Being a grandfather
and marrying Camilla

908
00:40:33,431 --> 00:40:35,087
has melted
Charles's hard exterior,

909
00:40:35,156 --> 00:40:37,435
turning him into a warm

910
00:40:37,504 --> 00:40:39,195
and generous man
who prioritizes family

911
00:40:39,264 --> 00:40:42,370
in a way
that he didn't in the past.

912
00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:45,650
He's, I think, far more
of a family man these days

913
00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:49,826
than he ever was, and that's
very much down to Camilla.

914
00:40:49,895 --> 00:40:52,242
She adores her family.

915
00:40:52,311 --> 00:40:53,105
She maintains
very, very close links

916
00:40:53,174 --> 00:40:55,522
to her son and her daughter.

917
00:40:55,591 --> 00:40:57,765
She's a very hands-on
grandmother as well.

918
00:40:57,834 --> 00:41:00,009
I think
she's really opened his eyes

919
00:41:00,078 --> 00:41:01,597
to the joys
of being a grandparent.

920
00:41:01,666 --> 00:41:03,978
Not only has Charles's newfound
sense of fun

921
00:41:04,047 --> 00:41:06,774
been enjoyed by his family,
but he has shared

922
00:41:06,843 --> 00:41:08,189
his good-natured attitude
and humor

923
00:41:08,258 --> 00:41:09,846
with the British public,

924
00:41:09,915 --> 00:41:13,229
unafraid of having a laugh
at himself from time to time.

925
00:41:13,298 --> 00:41:16,404
Uh, in the west, rain will be
lighter and patchier.

926
00:41:16,474 --> 00:41:18,683
There will maybe
a few drier interludes

927
00:41:18,752 --> 00:41:20,339
over Dumfries House in Ayrshire.

928
00:41:20,408 --> 00:41:21,962
Aha.

929
00:41:22,031 --> 00:41:24,412
There'll be snow for the higher
ground of the Highlands

930
00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:26,104
and Aberdeenshire,

931
00:41:26,173 --> 00:41:28,624
the potential for
a few flurries over Balmoral...

932
00:41:28,693 --> 00:41:30,177
Who the hell wrote this script?

933
00:41:30,246 --> 00:41:32,420
...uh, as the afternoon goes on.

934
00:41:32,490 --> 00:41:34,146
This not only
endeared him to the world,

935
00:41:34,215 --> 00:41:35,769
but set a new precedent

936
00:41:35,838 --> 00:41:38,150
for the public personality
of a monarch,

937
00:41:38,219 --> 00:41:40,601
rattling the previously
untouchable nature

938
00:41:40,670 --> 00:41:43,017
of the royals,
if only just a bit.

939
00:41:43,086 --> 00:41:44,812
But Charles's main focus

940
00:41:44,881 --> 00:41:47,643
in the past and today
continues to be his sons,

941
00:41:47,712 --> 00:41:50,093
especially as it is now seen
that his youngest, Harry,

942
00:41:50,162 --> 00:41:52,855
had found
his partner and future wife.

943
00:41:52,924 --> 00:41:55,547
The union of Harry and Meghan
was supposed to herald in

944
00:41:55,616 --> 00:41:57,791
a new look for the royal family,

945
00:41:57,860 --> 00:42:01,622
one of unity and inclusion
that Charles was firmly behind.

946
00:42:01,691 --> 00:42:03,900
To some degree,
everyone was excited to see

947
00:42:03,969 --> 00:42:06,178
Diana's youngest son
find his happy ending.

948
00:42:06,247 --> 00:42:08,318
It was no secret that he wanted
to get married,

949
00:42:08,387 --> 00:42:10,010
he wanted to have children.

950
00:42:10,079 --> 00:42:11,839
He'd been looking
for the perfect bride.

951
00:42:11,908 --> 00:42:14,566
But Meghan herself was exciting.

952
00:42:14,635 --> 00:42:16,568
The road to their wedding
was not an easy one,

953
00:42:16,637 --> 00:42:18,846
but the new king showed
his support for Meghan

954
00:42:18,915 --> 00:42:20,365
by walking her down the aisle

955
00:42:20,434 --> 00:42:22,609
to take her place
next to Harry,

956
00:42:22,678 --> 00:42:24,852
a move that melted
many hearts around the world

957
00:42:24,921 --> 00:42:27,959
and placed Charles firmly at
the side of both of his sons

958
00:42:28,028 --> 00:42:30,202
as a supporter
of their decisions.

959
00:42:30,271 --> 00:42:34,103
Charles adores Meghan,
adores Catherine.

960
00:42:34,172 --> 00:42:38,901
We saw at Harry and Meghan's
wedding how he took over

961
00:42:38,970 --> 00:42:41,662
the fatherly role
and walked Meghan,

962
00:42:41,731 --> 00:42:44,423
the last part of the aisle,

963
00:42:44,492 --> 00:42:46,633
through the choir
of St George's Chapel,

964
00:42:46,702 --> 00:42:50,498
how he looked after
Meghan's mother Doria,

965
00:42:50,568 --> 00:42:52,673
um, when they went
to sign the register.

966
00:42:52,742 --> 00:42:54,813
Harry was hugely
grateful to Charles

967
00:42:54,882 --> 00:42:57,644
for stepping in
and walking Meghan up the aisle.

968
00:42:57,713 --> 00:43:00,578
He, um, you know, he makes
the point in Spare

969
00:43:00,647 --> 00:43:02,994
just how much of a fuss
Charles made over Meghan

970
00:43:03,063 --> 00:43:04,858
to really make her feel welcome.

971
00:43:04,927 --> 00:43:09,069
I therefore proclaim
that they are husband and wife.

972
00:43:09,138 --> 00:43:11,554
However,
even though their wedding

973
00:43:11,623 --> 00:43:14,419
was one for the record books,
the strain of royal life,

974
00:43:14,488 --> 00:43:16,524
the expectation to follow
certain traditions,

975
00:43:16,594 --> 00:43:18,388
and the nasty criticism
from the tabloids

976
00:43:18,457 --> 00:43:22,669
and public pressure eventually
wore down Harry and Meghan.

977
00:43:22,738 --> 00:43:24,256
Their break from the roles

978
00:43:24,325 --> 00:43:25,982
placed strain on both
Queen Elizabeth and Charles,

979
00:43:26,051 --> 00:43:29,089
and the world began asking
a lot of questions

980
00:43:29,158 --> 00:43:30,435
about the internal lives
of the royals.

981
00:43:30,504 --> 00:43:33,921
There are no innocent parties
in this scenario.

982
00:43:33,990 --> 00:43:38,857
Everybody is at fault.
Everybody has made mistakes.

983
00:43:38,926 --> 00:43:40,721
And I think,
again, in order for them

984
00:43:40,790 --> 00:43:41,964
to be able to come together

985
00:43:42,033 --> 00:43:43,793
and really start
to hash this out,

986
00:43:43,862 --> 00:43:47,452
everybody is going to have
to own their own mistakes

987
00:43:47,521 --> 00:43:49,040
and the role that they played

988
00:43:49,109 --> 00:43:50,628
in the breakdown
of this relationship.

989
00:43:50,697 --> 00:43:52,871
It's a shame, because
I think had they stayed,

990
00:43:52,940 --> 00:43:55,218
they could have done
more to improve the institution

991
00:43:55,287 --> 00:43:57,186
than they can do
from the outside.

992
00:43:57,255 --> 00:44:00,568
At this time, Charles's priority
was mending the divides,

993
00:44:00,638 --> 00:44:03,710
yet he was left
with no clear path to do so.

994
00:44:03,779 --> 00:44:07,299
But as it always does,
family loss always finds a way

995
00:44:07,368 --> 00:44:09,888
to bring people together again.

996
00:44:09,957 --> 00:44:11,579
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,

997
00:44:11,649 --> 00:44:14,755
Earl of Merioneth,
and Baron Greenwich,

998
00:44:14,824 --> 00:44:17,240
Knight of the Most Noble Order
of the Garter,

999
00:44:17,309 --> 00:44:21,520
Knight of the Most Ancient and
Most Noble Order of the Thistle,

1000
00:44:21,589 --> 00:44:26,146
in the name of Jesus Christ,
who suffered for thee,

1001
00:44:26,215 --> 00:44:31,254
in the name of the Holy Spirit,
who strengthened thee,

1002
00:44:31,323 --> 00:44:34,568
may thy portion this day
be in peace

1003
00:44:34,637 --> 00:44:36,397
and thy dwelling

1004
00:44:36,466 --> 00:44:39,918
in the heavenly Jerusalem.

1005
00:44:39,987 --> 00:44:41,264
Amen.

1006
00:44:41,333 --> 00:44:42,680
The death of his father,
King Philip,

1007
00:44:42,749 --> 00:44:45,165
was a very difficult moment
for Charles.

1008
00:44:45,234 --> 00:44:46,960
At times the relationship
was strained,

1009
00:44:47,029 --> 00:44:49,376
and it could hardly be said
that they were close

1010
00:44:49,445 --> 00:44:51,309
when Charles was growing up.

1011
00:44:51,378 --> 00:44:53,863
But the loss of a parent
can transcend all issues

1012
00:44:53,932 --> 00:44:55,451
and is tough for anyone.

1013
00:44:55,520 --> 00:44:57,522
In the final years
of Philip's life,

1014
00:44:57,591 --> 00:44:59,938
and certainly
during the pandemic years,

1015
00:45:00,007 --> 00:45:02,630
that really was an opportunity
for Charles

1016
00:45:02,700 --> 00:45:04,702
to get much closer
to his father.

1017
00:45:04,771 --> 00:45:07,083
He would spend a lot of time
at Windsor, was, um,

1018
00:45:07,152 --> 00:45:10,086
was the last person
before the queen

1019
00:45:10,155 --> 00:45:11,847
to see his father
before he passed.

1020
00:45:11,916 --> 00:45:14,021
Added to this was
the immeasurable grief

1021
00:45:14,090 --> 00:45:16,368
of the queen upon losing
her husband and life partner,

1022
00:45:16,437 --> 00:45:18,750
causing Charles, in some ways,

1023
00:45:18,819 --> 00:45:20,821
to become the leader
of the family.

1024
00:45:20,890 --> 00:45:23,686
As his mother pulled
away from public life

1025
00:45:23,755 --> 00:45:27,794
and those around him looked to
him for support more than ever.

1026
00:45:27,863 --> 00:45:29,485
In the funny way
that grief does,

1027
00:45:29,554 --> 00:45:31,556
it did bring
the family together.

1028
00:45:31,625 --> 00:45:33,800
Harry flew in for the funeral
as Meghan remained

1029
00:45:33,869 --> 00:45:36,941
behind in the U.S.
to take care of their family.

1030
00:45:37,010 --> 00:45:39,219
And for a brief period of time,

1031
00:45:39,288 --> 00:45:40,807
it seemed like the brothers
could bury the hatchet

1032
00:45:40,876 --> 00:45:43,741
for the sake
of their grandfather's memory.

1033
00:45:43,810 --> 00:45:46,053
Even though the relationship
between Charles

1034
00:45:46,122 --> 00:45:47,261
and Harry's new family,
is rather strained,

1035
00:45:47,330 --> 00:45:49,436
the king has not lost hope

1036
00:45:49,505 --> 00:45:53,509
that one day they will
be able to mend the divide.

1037
00:45:53,578 --> 00:45:58,825
I want also to express
my love for Harry and Meghan

1038
00:45:58,894 --> 00:46:02,725
as they continue to
build their lives overseas.

1039
00:46:02,794 --> 00:46:04,002
The trust has been broken,

1040
00:46:04,071 --> 00:46:06,004
and the moment
the trust is broken,

1041
00:46:06,073 --> 00:46:08,904
that is incredibly difficult
to get back.

1042
00:46:08,973 --> 00:46:11,320
The idea of Harry being able

1043
00:46:11,389 --> 00:46:13,494
to patch things up
with his father is wonderful.

1044
00:46:13,563 --> 00:46:16,566
Whether or not that can happen
before the coronation

1045
00:46:16,635 --> 00:46:18,741
remains to be seen,
but I think you'd have to be

1046
00:46:18,810 --> 00:46:21,192
an optimist
to think that it would.

1047
00:46:21,261 --> 00:46:24,229
After all, Charles has
learned from his mistakes

1048
00:46:24,298 --> 00:46:26,059
and those of his forefathers

1049
00:46:26,128 --> 00:46:28,751
and plans to continue making
an effort

1050
00:46:28,820 --> 00:46:31,098
to prioritize family in the face
of the ever-increasing demands

1051
00:46:31,167 --> 00:46:33,031
of the royal's public lives.

1052
00:46:33,100 --> 00:46:34,861
Just as Prince Philip
was laid to rest,

1053
00:46:34,930 --> 00:46:36,586
one could feel
that Prince Charles

1054
00:46:36,655 --> 00:46:38,554
knew what lay ahead.

1055
00:46:38,623 --> 00:46:40,728
Even though
the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

1056
00:46:40,798 --> 00:46:42,523
was a sight to see,

1057
00:46:42,592 --> 00:46:44,560
one could see that she was
bravely using all the energy

1058
00:46:44,629 --> 00:46:47,149
she had to continue the promise
she made years ago.

1059
00:46:47,218 --> 00:46:49,220
In the few months
following the Jubilee,

1060
00:46:49,289 --> 00:46:52,844
Charles was firmly and lovingly
by her side, always watching,

1061
00:46:52,913 --> 00:46:55,157
still learning what
it means to be both honorable

1062
00:46:55,226 --> 00:46:58,229
and steadfast as the monarch
up until the very end.

1063
00:46:58,298 --> 00:47:01,473
The queen
has died, um, very sadly.

1064
00:47:01,542 --> 00:47:05,788
Um, she died peacefully
at Balmoral this afternoon.

1065
00:47:05,857 --> 00:47:07,721
Uh, the King and Queen Consort

1066
00:47:07,790 --> 00:47:08,929
were referenced there
to Charles.

1067
00:47:08,998 --> 00:47:10,413
He automatically becomes king,

1068
00:47:10,482 --> 00:47:12,484
will remain at Balmoral
this evening.

1069
00:47:12,553 --> 00:47:15,211
We could all only imagine
what Charles felt as his mother

1070
00:47:15,280 --> 00:47:18,352
took her last breath
that fateful day in Scotland.

1071
00:47:18,421 --> 00:47:20,872
He did, after all,
lose his mother

1072
00:47:20,941 --> 00:47:24,634
and had to share that grief
with his family.

1073
00:47:24,703 --> 00:47:28,638
But he had a different and new
responsibility as the now-king.

1074
00:47:28,707 --> 00:47:30,606
A new era was about to begin.

1075
00:47:30,675 --> 00:47:32,332
Well, I think the death
of the queen was a huge shock

1076
00:47:32,401 --> 00:47:34,955
to the British public,

1077
00:47:35,024 --> 00:47:40,133
and Charles stepped in
in a most reassuring way.

1078
00:47:40,202 --> 00:47:44,171
While we've missed the queen,
he has stepped into that role

1079
00:47:44,240 --> 00:47:47,209
in a way
that I think most people feel.

1080
00:47:47,278 --> 00:47:50,729
He's off on the right foot,
he's making a success of this,

1081
00:47:50,798 --> 00:47:56,908
and I think most people
have faith in King Charles III.

1082
00:47:56,977 --> 00:47:59,083
But before this new stage
could commence,

1083
00:47:59,152 --> 00:48:00,843
the world needed time to mourn
the passing

1084
00:48:00,912 --> 00:48:02,949
of not only a great queen,

1085
00:48:03,018 --> 00:48:06,124
but a cherished
mother and grandmother.

1086
00:48:06,193 --> 00:48:09,438
He has allowed people
the time they needed to grieve,

1087
00:48:09,507 --> 00:48:13,511
to get used to the idea
that we now have a country

1088
00:48:13,580 --> 00:48:15,651
in which the queen is
not the head of state.

1089
00:48:15,720 --> 00:48:18,481
I think he recognized
that while he was grieving,

1090
00:48:18,550 --> 00:48:20,069
Britons were grieving, too.

1091
00:48:20,138 --> 00:48:22,313
Any division
between family members

1092
00:48:22,382 --> 00:48:24,211
had to now lie dormant,

1093
00:48:24,280 --> 00:48:28,008
while each paid their respects
and said farewell.

1094
00:48:28,077 --> 00:48:30,355
King Charles
and Queen Consort Camilla

1095
00:48:30,424 --> 00:48:33,048
both steered the family
with grace and dignity.

1096
00:48:33,117 --> 00:48:34,877
Just after the queen
passed away,

1097
00:48:34,946 --> 00:48:37,190
when he and the Queen Consort
arrived back in London,

1098
00:48:37,259 --> 00:48:39,847
they had the car stopped
just short of the gates

1099
00:48:39,917 --> 00:48:42,022
to Buckingham Palace
so that they could get out

1100
00:48:42,091 --> 00:48:43,679
and meet the mourners,

1101
00:48:43,748 --> 00:48:44,956
meet the people
that had bought flowers,

1102
00:48:45,025 --> 00:48:46,820
who had come
to grieve collectively

1103
00:48:46,889 --> 00:48:48,649
outside Buckingham Palace.

1104
00:48:48,718 --> 00:48:50,272
From the funeral

1105
00:48:50,341 --> 00:48:52,446
to leading the charge
with heartfelt emotion,

1106
00:48:52,515 --> 00:48:55,725
Charles started to show
the kind of king he would be.

1107
00:48:55,794 --> 00:49:00,558
Alongside the personal grief
that all my family are feeling,

1108
00:49:00,627 --> 00:49:03,078
we also share
with so many of you

1109
00:49:03,147 --> 00:49:04,803
in the United Kingdom,

1110
00:49:04,872 --> 00:49:08,255
in all the countries where
the queen was head of state,

1111
00:49:08,324 --> 00:49:11,500
in the Commonwealth
and across the world,

1112
00:49:11,569 --> 00:49:16,988
a deep sense of gratitude
for the more than 70 years

1113
00:49:17,057 --> 00:49:19,577
in which my mother, as queen,

1114
00:49:19,646 --> 00:49:22,925
served the people
of so many nations.

1115
00:49:22,994 --> 00:49:25,272
With Charles as the new king,

1116
00:49:25,341 --> 00:49:26,722
his former title,
Prince of Wales,

1117
00:49:26,791 --> 00:49:30,450
naturally transferred to William
and his wife, Catherine.

1118
00:49:30,519 --> 00:49:32,279
This power duo have truly shown

1119
00:49:32,348 --> 00:49:34,799
what a strong partnership
can produce,

1120
00:49:34,868 --> 00:49:37,629
especially when it comes to
the monarchy and their family.

1121
00:49:37,698 --> 00:49:39,873
I think perhaps William,
having a family of his own,

1122
00:49:39,942 --> 00:49:42,910
he can understand,
in hindsight,

1123
00:49:42,980 --> 00:49:45,603
some of the difficulties
that his father went through.

1124
00:49:45,672 --> 00:49:48,261
I think he can understand
the pressures of the job.

1125
00:49:48,330 --> 00:49:51,643
William also understands
the enormity

1126
00:49:51,712 --> 00:49:53,231
of the role his father
is undertaking

1127
00:49:53,300 --> 00:49:55,993
because he knows
that will be his role one day,

1128
00:49:56,062 --> 00:50:00,169
and I think he understands,
because he has Kate by his side,

1129
00:50:00,238 --> 00:50:02,689
just how much
Charles needs Camilla.

1130
00:50:02,758 --> 00:50:05,036
In fact, the new Prince
and Princess of Wales

1131
00:50:05,105 --> 00:50:08,281
have taken every precaution
to ensure that their children

1132
00:50:08,350 --> 00:50:10,007
have a lovely upbringing,

1133
00:50:10,076 --> 00:50:12,147
from baking cookies
in the kitchen with their mum

1134
00:50:12,216 --> 00:50:15,150
to hugging Grandpa,
AKA the new king,

1135
00:50:15,219 --> 00:50:16,565
at any given royal event.

1136
00:50:16,634 --> 00:50:18,774
William and Catherine
want their kids to have

1137
00:50:18,843 --> 00:50:21,949
a normal life while
upholding the family values.

1138
00:50:22,019 --> 00:50:23,365
It is without a doubt
that the new Prince

1139
00:50:23,434 --> 00:50:25,850
and Princess of Wales
will take center stage

1140
00:50:25,919 --> 00:50:29,785
at the first coronation
in several decades.

1141
00:50:29,854 --> 00:50:32,132
Word on the street
is that the king's coronation

1142
00:50:32,201 --> 00:50:34,652
will be steeped in tradition
with a modern flair.

1143
00:50:34,721 --> 00:50:36,654
The occasion itself
will generate

1144
00:50:36,723 --> 00:50:40,037
global television audiences.

1145
00:50:40,106 --> 00:50:42,108
I think the king is going to be
very keen to honor

1146
00:50:42,177 --> 00:50:44,593
the ancient rituals,
the religious elements,

1147
00:50:44,662 --> 00:50:45,939
the traditional elements

1148
00:50:46,008 --> 00:50:48,217
that people are expecting
from the coronation,

1149
00:50:48,286 --> 00:50:51,324
but at the same time,
he recognizes that there are

1150
00:50:51,393 --> 00:50:54,327
going to have to be
some practical changes.

1151
00:50:54,396 --> 00:50:56,087
We do know that it will be

1152
00:50:56,156 --> 00:50:58,572
rather scaled back, certainly,
compared to the number of people

1153
00:50:58,641 --> 00:51:00,402
attending
the queen's coronation.

1154
00:51:00,471 --> 00:51:01,748
We know it's going to be shorter
in length,

1155
00:51:01,817 --> 00:51:04,716
which Charles is very aware
that he doesn't want

1156
00:51:04,785 --> 00:51:07,478
the coronation to be a great
drain on the taxpayer purse.

1157
00:51:07,547 --> 00:51:11,689
Nonetheless, it's going
to be an incredible spectacle,

1158
00:51:11,758 --> 00:51:14,795
the likes of which most of us
have never seen in our lifetime.

1159
00:51:14,864 --> 00:51:16,728
The guest list will be
one that everyone

1160
00:51:16,797 --> 00:51:20,077
will keep an eye on,
with everyone asking,

1161
00:51:20,146 --> 00:51:23,321
will Harry and Meghan
have a part in his big day?

1162
00:51:23,390 --> 00:51:24,736
Though the king is
sure to be rather hurt

1163
00:51:24,805 --> 00:51:28,050
by everything that has occurred,
family is family,

1164
00:51:28,119 --> 00:51:31,018
and most believe some form
of communication will happen

1165
00:51:31,088 --> 00:51:34,021
between father and son
to ease recent events.

1166
00:51:34,091 --> 00:51:36,783
Prince Charles, who I'm sure was
very hurt by this,

1167
00:51:36,852 --> 00:51:38,509
because he was the one
who had planned

1168
00:51:38,578 --> 00:51:40,407
this new kind of royal family,

1169
00:51:40,476 --> 00:51:42,651
Prince Charles can
extend a hand after this year

1170
00:51:42,720 --> 00:51:46,103
and say, "What about it?
What do you think?

1171
00:51:46,172 --> 00:51:49,485
We can renegotiate the terms of
your being in the royal family."

1172
00:51:49,554 --> 00:51:51,418
Whether Harry and Meghan
decide to attend,

1173
00:51:51,487 --> 00:51:52,833
well, that remains to be seen.

1174
00:51:52,902 --> 00:51:55,181
Certainly an invitation will be
extended to them.

1175
00:51:55,250 --> 00:51:56,872
It'll be up to them as
to whether or not they want

1176
00:51:56,941 --> 00:51:58,563
to be there in person.

1177
00:51:58,632 --> 00:52:01,946
On Queen Elizabeth's coronation,
the biggest discussion

1178
00:52:02,015 --> 00:52:03,465
was regarding cameras
within the event,

1179
00:52:03,534 --> 00:52:06,261
broadcasting to every corner
on the globe.

1180
00:52:06,330 --> 00:52:10,575
Today, cameras are a requirement
for large royal events

1181
00:52:10,644 --> 00:52:12,681
such as weddings,
funerals and, of course,

1182
00:52:12,750 --> 00:52:15,235
the coronation of a new monarch.

1183
00:52:15,304 --> 00:52:18,100
Millions around the globe are
expected to tune in as Charles

1184
00:52:18,169 --> 00:52:20,378
is officially crowned
the new King of England.

1185
00:52:20,447 --> 00:52:23,968
It's also an opportunity
for Great Britain to dominate

1186
00:52:24,037 --> 00:52:26,557
the world stage
for a positive reason.

1187
00:52:26,626 --> 00:52:30,492
It's an opportunity for national
unity, for national pride,

1188
00:52:30,561 --> 00:52:32,494
for the Commonwealth realms
to come together,

1189
00:52:32,563 --> 00:52:35,255
for the Commonwealth of Nations
to come together.

1190
00:52:35,324 --> 00:52:38,189
It is going to be
a grand and glorious occasion,

1191
00:52:38,258 --> 00:52:41,330
but one in which the king
is very mindful of how much

1192
00:52:41,399 --> 00:52:43,194
people are struggling
and how much they could

1193
00:52:43,263 --> 00:52:47,750
also use a boost to optimism
and a boost of national pride.

1194
00:52:47,819 --> 00:52:50,960
So I think it promises to be
a very special day indeed.

1195
00:52:51,029 --> 00:52:53,618
But what impact does Charles
plan to leave on the world

1196
00:52:53,687 --> 00:52:56,069
after many years
of tireless preparation

1197
00:52:56,138 --> 00:52:57,795
and personal introspection
on the role of the monarchy

1198
00:52:57,864 --> 00:52:59,348
in this new age?

1199
00:52:59,417 --> 00:53:03,007
Charles is very much
a dominant figure today

1200
00:53:03,076 --> 00:53:04,974
in the monarchy,
in the institution.

1201
00:53:05,043 --> 00:53:07,011
He's very much to the fore
in terms

1202
00:53:07,080 --> 00:53:10,635
of the organizations,
so people know who he is.

1203
00:53:10,704 --> 00:53:12,775
Charles has
often spoke of his desire

1204
00:53:12,844 --> 00:53:14,570
to balance tradition
with progress

1205
00:53:14,639 --> 00:53:17,297
and has long been known as a man
of many opinions on everything

1206
00:53:17,366 --> 00:53:20,197
from fast fashion
to climate change.

1207
00:53:20,266 --> 00:53:21,819
He will be
a different sort of monarch.

1208
00:53:21,888 --> 00:53:23,648
Charles is "a deep thinker,

1209
00:53:23,717 --> 00:53:26,927
romantic, sentimentalist,"
a royal biographer once said.

1210
00:53:26,996 --> 00:53:28,481
But Charles is also the first

1211
00:53:28,550 --> 00:53:30,034
to show esteem
for his mother's rule

1212
00:53:30,103 --> 00:53:32,174
and must have learned much
from watching her.

1213
00:53:32,243 --> 00:53:33,693
I think Queen Elizabeth II

1214
00:53:33,762 --> 00:53:36,730
leaves
the single greatest blueprint

1215
00:53:36,799 --> 00:53:39,043
of any previous monarch.

1216
00:53:39,112 --> 00:53:42,391
Truly, when you look back
at her reign, it was remarkable.

1217
00:53:42,460 --> 00:53:46,119
She walked a very careful line.
She was stoic.

1218
00:53:46,188 --> 00:53:48,121
We, to this day,
don't know anything

1219
00:53:48,190 --> 00:53:49,536
about her political likes
and dislikes,

1220
00:53:49,605 --> 00:53:51,366
her political leanings.

1221
00:53:51,435 --> 00:53:54,783
But of course, he also
had all those years of tutelage,

1222
00:53:54,852 --> 00:53:56,957
of mentoring from his mother

1223
00:53:57,026 --> 00:53:59,374
that will, I'm sure,
stand him in very good stead.

1224
00:53:59,443 --> 00:54:01,341
Yes,
he will do things differently.

1225
00:54:01,410 --> 00:54:03,067
I think his approach
will be different.

1226
00:54:03,136 --> 00:54:05,587
I think we've already
seen evidence of that.

1227
00:54:05,656 --> 00:54:07,416
But I think he will take

1228
00:54:07,485 --> 00:54:09,763
the core values
of the Elizabethan age

1229
00:54:09,832 --> 00:54:12,249
and interpret them
in his own unique way.

1230
00:54:12,318 --> 00:54:17,012
But that fundamental principle
of service before self

1231
00:54:17,081 --> 00:54:20,222
will be at the heart
of his reign, too.

1232
00:54:20,291 --> 00:54:22,328
Queen Elizabeth was
a staunch believer that

1233
00:54:22,397 --> 00:54:25,883
the Crown should not interfere
with politics or social issues.

1234
00:54:25,952 --> 00:54:27,712
And though
she was often questioned

1235
00:54:27,781 --> 00:54:29,680
about matters of her day,
including apartheid,

1236
00:54:29,749 --> 00:54:34,719
feminism, and Brexit,
she remained stoic and neutral.

1237
00:54:34,788 --> 00:54:37,204
She believed that as a ruler,
one should be a constant,

1238
00:54:37,274 --> 00:54:39,414
consistent, immovable presence,

1239
00:54:39,483 --> 00:54:42,244
a pillar of strength
for the people in changing time.

1240
00:54:42,313 --> 00:54:46,317
And by and large, she was loved
for it, even among her critics.

1241
00:54:46,386 --> 00:54:49,320
Though it is not a position
Charles altogether agrees with,

1242
00:54:49,389 --> 00:54:51,391
it is one he understands.

1243
00:54:51,460 --> 00:54:53,531
Having stated that he knows
he won't have the same time

1244
00:54:53,600 --> 00:54:57,017
to dedicate to his passions
when he is king and must focus

1245
00:54:57,086 --> 00:54:59,261
on upholding the austere nature
of the position.

1246
00:54:59,330 --> 00:55:01,228
Charles publicly spoke

1247
00:55:01,298 --> 00:55:03,645
in an interview
to mark his 70th birthday

1248
00:55:03,714 --> 00:55:06,958
that he absolutely understood
the differences between being

1249
00:55:07,027 --> 00:55:09,996
Prince of Wales and being
king and the restrictions

1250
00:55:10,065 --> 00:55:13,240
and constraints
that came with being king.

1251
00:55:13,310 --> 00:55:15,173
And certainly in the early
months of his kingship,

1252
00:55:15,242 --> 00:55:16,485
we've seen him
very aware of that.

1253
00:55:16,554 --> 00:55:19,281
He has made
certain fundamental decisions

1254
00:55:19,350 --> 00:55:22,077
so that no one can accuse him
of being a meddling king

1255
00:55:22,146 --> 00:55:23,803
when many accused him

1256
00:55:23,872 --> 00:55:25,598
of being
a meddling Prince of Wales.

1257
00:55:25,667 --> 00:55:27,462
I think King Charles III is keen

1258
00:55:27,531 --> 00:55:29,118
to make his own mark,
but at the same time,

1259
00:55:29,187 --> 00:55:32,467
he recognizes the gravitas
of his position,

1260
00:55:32,536 --> 00:55:35,332
and he doesn't show any
sign of wanting to implement any

1261
00:55:35,401 --> 00:55:37,299
sort of radical change.

1262
00:55:37,368 --> 00:55:39,474
If there are any changes,
they're going to be slow,

1263
00:55:39,543 --> 00:55:43,685
and they're probably going
to be universally approved.

1264
00:55:43,754 --> 00:55:45,169
Though he claims to value
the benefits

1265
00:55:45,238 --> 00:55:48,655
of political neutrality,
Charles, by his actions,

1266
00:55:48,724 --> 00:55:51,348
with something as simple as
letting a mourner kiss his cheek

1267
00:55:51,417 --> 00:55:53,764
when he addressed the crowd
upon the death of his mother,

1268
00:55:53,833 --> 00:55:55,938
has striven to make
the royals more accessible

1269
00:55:56,007 --> 00:55:57,561
to the public and to chip away

1270
00:55:57,630 --> 00:55:59,735
at the aloof nature
of the monarchy.

1271
00:55:59,804 --> 00:56:03,670
Uh, constitutionally,
the monarchy as an institution

1272
00:56:03,739 --> 00:56:05,292
cannot be put political,

1273
00:56:05,362 --> 00:56:07,294
cannot make
political statements,

1274
00:56:07,364 --> 00:56:09,193
uh, cannot be as vocal.

1275
00:56:09,262 --> 00:56:12,679
Where there are rules,
they're not written down rules.

1276
00:56:12,748 --> 00:56:14,371
But constitutionally,

1277
00:56:14,440 --> 00:56:16,062
there are things you can do
and you can't do.

1278
00:56:16,131 --> 00:56:17,650
As the longest serving
heir apparent

1279
00:56:17,719 --> 00:56:20,031
in British history,
Charles had plenty of time

1280
00:56:20,100 --> 00:56:23,587
to nurture his passions
and form educated opinions.

1281
00:56:23,656 --> 00:56:27,453
His huge love of reading
really is what sets him aside.

1282
00:56:27,522 --> 00:56:31,664
He is incredibly well versed
in so many different topics.

1283
00:56:31,733 --> 00:56:33,148
He understands
the inner workings

1284
00:56:33,217 --> 00:56:35,150
of various institutions.

1285
00:56:35,219 --> 00:56:37,704
He understands
how to make a difference,

1286
00:56:37,773 --> 00:56:39,499
and he cares deeply.

1287
00:56:39,568 --> 00:56:41,156
Those close to him
and his organizations

1288
00:56:41,225 --> 00:56:43,917
have found him to be very
concerned about social issues,

1289
00:56:43,986 --> 00:56:47,369
the economy and the environment,
starting as a young man,

1290
00:56:47,438 --> 00:56:49,336
and his ample time
waiting in the wings

1291
00:56:49,406 --> 00:56:52,063
has only allowed him to
become more deeply involved.

1292
00:56:52,132 --> 00:56:54,169
Where Queen Elizabeth
was quick and efficient

1293
00:56:54,238 --> 00:56:56,551
with her dealings,
Charles is known to linger,

1294
00:56:56,620 --> 00:57:00,140
asking his subjects about
their work and very interested

1295
00:57:00,209 --> 00:57:03,212
in the details of why
they do things a certain way.

1296
00:57:03,281 --> 00:57:06,664
I think the king recognizes
how important it is to get out

1297
00:57:06,733 --> 00:57:08,908
among the people,
to be seen, to be visible,

1298
00:57:08,977 --> 00:57:11,428
to engage with people
from different backgrounds,

1299
00:57:11,497 --> 00:57:13,360
from different minority groups,

1300
00:57:13,430 --> 00:57:14,672
different cultures,
different races,

1301
00:57:14,741 --> 00:57:16,191
different religions.

1302
00:57:16,260 --> 00:57:19,746
He is fascinated
by the multicultural society

1303
00:57:19,815 --> 00:57:21,541
that makes up
the United Kingdom.

1304
00:57:21,610 --> 00:57:24,061
Among his staff, he is known
for being quite concerned

1305
00:57:24,130 --> 00:57:26,857
for the day-to-day life
of his subjects

1306
00:57:26,926 --> 00:57:28,997
just as much
as the issues facing the world

1307
00:57:29,066 --> 00:57:31,275
that would affect them
for generations to come.

1308
00:57:31,344 --> 00:57:34,243
He's helped well over a million
young people get ahead,

1309
00:57:34,312 --> 00:57:37,902
whether it's through grants,
mentor programs,

1310
00:57:37,971 --> 00:57:39,766
job training, apprenticeships.

1311
00:57:39,835 --> 00:57:42,217
A lot of the people
that he has helped have said

1312
00:57:42,286 --> 00:57:44,737
that if it wasn't for
the work of The Prince's Trust,

1313
00:57:44,806 --> 00:57:47,049
they would have ended up
in prison,

1314
00:57:47,118 --> 00:57:48,706
they would have ended up
on drugs,

1315
00:57:48,775 --> 00:57:50,328
they would have ended up
down and out.

1316
00:57:50,397 --> 00:57:53,297
And yet now, not only
are they thriving themselves,

1317
00:57:53,366 --> 00:57:55,368
they've been able
to employ other people.

1318
00:57:55,437 --> 00:57:57,543
They've been
able to pay it forwards.

1319
00:57:57,612 --> 00:57:59,614
And I think
that really is a testament

1320
00:57:59,683 --> 00:58:02,444
to who the king is
and how deeply he cares.

1321
00:58:02,513 --> 00:58:05,378
As heir apparent,
he formed think tanks to discuss

1322
00:58:05,447 --> 00:58:06,793
organic farming practices,

1323
00:58:06,862 --> 00:58:09,313
ethical ways
to raise healthy livestock,

1324
00:58:09,382 --> 00:58:11,729
and what he perceives
as the dehumanizing nature

1325
00:58:11,798 --> 00:58:13,766
of modern architecture.

1326
00:58:13,835 --> 00:58:15,906
Charles was a modernizer
as the Prince of Wales.

1327
00:58:15,975 --> 00:58:17,321
You know, he never sat still.

1328
00:58:17,390 --> 00:58:19,323
He was always
ahead of the curve.

1329
00:58:19,392 --> 00:58:23,327
He was talking about
GM crops and homeopathy

1330
00:58:23,396 --> 00:58:26,710
and mindfulness before
anyone else had latched onto it.

1331
00:58:26,779 --> 00:58:28,712
And he was often laughed
out of the room for talking

1332
00:58:28,781 --> 00:58:30,127
about such things.

1333
00:58:30,196 --> 00:58:33,164
At the COP26
climate summit in Glasgow,

1334
00:58:33,233 --> 00:58:35,891
he spoke ardently about how he
believes the world governments

1335
00:58:35,960 --> 00:58:38,825
are failing to adequately
address climate change

1336
00:58:38,894 --> 00:58:41,483
and refused to back down an inch
that it would take

1337
00:58:41,552 --> 00:58:44,348
an all-hands-on-deck approach
for any real change to occur,

1338
00:58:44,417 --> 00:58:47,213
including a radical shift
from using fossil fuels

1339
00:58:47,282 --> 00:58:51,113
to more sustainable,
eco-friendly energy sources.

1340
00:58:51,182 --> 00:58:54,807
But he was also an incredibly
forward-thinking man.

1341
00:58:54,876 --> 00:58:56,153
And I think it's only
now that people are starting

1342
00:58:56,222 --> 00:58:58,258
to really recognize

1343
00:58:58,327 --> 00:59:02,090
how ahead of his times he was,
how thoughtful he always was.

1344
00:59:02,159 --> 00:59:04,989
He was labeled "dotty"
by so many people,

1345
00:59:05,058 --> 00:59:07,371
And he did talk about
the fact that he found a lot

1346
00:59:07,440 --> 00:59:10,443
of the criticism
quite difficult to bear,

1347
00:59:10,512 --> 00:59:14,861
and yet now he is viewed
as one of the most

1348
00:59:14,930 --> 00:59:17,623
preeminent voices
on all things green.

1349
00:59:17,692 --> 00:59:19,452
He's hugely respected.

1350
00:59:19,521 --> 00:59:21,212
Nature is our best teacher.

1351
00:59:21,281 --> 00:59:26,010
In this regard,
restoring natural capital,

1352
00:59:26,079 --> 00:59:27,840
accelerating
nature-based solutions

1353
00:59:27,909 --> 00:59:31,153
and leveraging
the circular bioeconomy

1354
00:59:31,222 --> 00:59:33,500
will be vital to our efforts.

1355
00:59:33,570 --> 00:59:35,399
Though this stance has earned
in the esteem

1356
00:59:35,468 --> 00:59:37,643
of many western leaders,
those closer to home

1357
00:59:37,712 --> 00:59:39,955
criticize the notion
that a future monarch

1358
00:59:40,024 --> 00:59:42,786
would so resolutely pick a side
in such a large issue,

1359
00:59:42,855 --> 00:59:45,582
a reprimand
Charles has heard often.

1360
00:59:45,651 --> 00:59:47,998
But when
it comes to pressing concerns,

1361
00:59:48,067 --> 00:59:50,448
Charles has let
their words roll off his back,

1362
00:59:50,517 --> 00:59:53,106
accepting their disapproval with
the same grace as his mother.

1363
00:59:53,175 --> 00:59:57,076
Not a man of mere opinion with
no action, Charles has devoted

1364
00:59:57,145 --> 01:00:01,252
129,600 acres to his ultimate
dream of sustainability.

1365
01:00:01,321 --> 01:00:05,705
He's a patron of over 420
charitable organizations

1366
01:00:05,774 --> 01:00:07,327
around the globe

1367
01:00:07,396 --> 01:00:09,088
and has used his old love
of the rural landscape

1368
01:00:09,157 --> 01:00:11,366
to form
The Prince's Countryside Fund,

1369
01:00:11,435 --> 01:00:14,093
which is dedicated to improving
the lives of those

1370
01:00:14,162 --> 01:00:15,784
without access
to urban development.

1371
01:00:15,853 --> 01:00:17,614
So if you've got a figurehead,

1372
01:00:17,683 --> 01:00:19,236
a member
of the British royal family,

1373
01:00:19,305 --> 01:00:21,618
to head up that charity,
you're going to win,

1374
01:00:21,687 --> 01:00:23,274
and that's what he's doing.

1375
01:00:23,343 --> 01:00:26,070
If you were to ask his wife,
Camilla,

1376
01:00:26,139 --> 01:00:28,141
she would tell you that Charles
has spent many late nights

1377
01:00:28,210 --> 01:00:30,972
reading on the subjects
that interest him

1378
01:00:31,041 --> 01:00:33,871
and writing copious notes
to his various organizations

1379
01:00:33,940 --> 01:00:36,080
on ways
they can grow and improve.

1380
01:00:36,149 --> 01:00:38,565
I think people also
are really impressed

1381
01:00:38,635 --> 01:00:41,534
with Camilla's commitment
to her charitable endeavors.

1382
01:00:41,603 --> 01:00:45,089
She's done a huge amount of
work on behalf of osteoporosis.

1383
01:00:45,158 --> 01:00:48,817
She's really tried to push back
against violence against women,

1384
01:00:48,886 --> 01:00:50,923
and so she is giving a voice

1385
01:00:50,992 --> 01:00:53,477
to people
that didn't have a voice before.

1386
01:00:53,546 --> 01:00:56,238
With a robust résumé
of activism as Prince,

1387
01:00:56,307 --> 01:00:59,310
Charles will have to turn to
more modest changes as king,

1388
01:00:59,379 --> 01:01:01,968
focusing
on issues closer to home.

1389
01:01:02,037 --> 01:01:03,901
We know that he plans
to slim down the monarchy

1390
01:01:03,970 --> 01:01:07,111
to make it more efficient
and is not afraid of doing

1391
01:01:07,180 --> 01:01:10,080
any and all work
associated with the title.

1392
01:01:10,149 --> 01:01:12,669
He is also discussing
making the royal residences

1393
01:01:12,738 --> 01:01:15,326
of Buckingham Palace,
Windsor Castle, and Balmoral

1394
01:01:15,395 --> 01:01:17,674
into public spaces
and museums,

1395
01:01:17,743 --> 01:01:20,090
believing the historic sites
to belong to the nation,

1396
01:01:20,159 --> 01:01:22,817
not solely the royal family,

1397
01:01:22,886 --> 01:01:24,646
and his intent
on pushing the people

1398
01:01:24,715 --> 01:01:26,510
to reconnect
with these institutions.

1399
01:01:26,579 --> 01:01:28,098
He has claimed that the palace

1400
01:01:28,167 --> 01:01:30,479
is not a suitable residence
for the modern age

1401
01:01:30,548 --> 01:01:33,655
and plans on living
in a more modest space.

1402
01:01:33,724 --> 01:01:35,968
But he has also expressed
his disagreement

1403
01:01:36,037 --> 01:01:37,279
with the burdens
of the taxpayers

1404
01:01:37,348 --> 01:01:38,695
to fund
the royals' living expenses,

1405
01:01:38,764 --> 01:01:42,319
echoing a long-held resentment
by the public.

1406
01:01:42,388 --> 01:01:45,253
I think the king is very keen
to make the monarchy

1407
01:01:45,322 --> 01:01:48,325
more accessible,
certainly more transparent.

1408
01:01:48,394 --> 01:01:49,982
That is--that is
very important to him.

1409
01:01:50,051 --> 01:01:51,604
I think he recognizes in this
day and age in particular,

1410
01:01:51,673 --> 01:01:53,226
deference is dead.

1411
01:01:53,295 --> 01:01:54,745
That doesn't exist anymore.

1412
01:01:54,814 --> 01:01:57,058
People want to know what
they're getting for their money.

1413
01:01:57,127 --> 01:01:59,854
They want to make sure
they're getting value for money.

1414
01:01:59,923 --> 01:02:01,994
But I think one of
his biggest challenges

1415
01:02:02,063 --> 01:02:04,548
is going to be maintaining
the monarchy's relevance

1416
01:02:04,617 --> 01:02:06,964
in an increasingly fickle world.

1417
01:02:07,033 --> 01:02:08,690
The British people
have been very critical

1418
01:02:08,759 --> 01:02:10,554
of the Crown's spending
in the past,

1419
01:02:10,623 --> 01:02:12,556
and Charles sees his role
as an opportunity

1420
01:02:12,625 --> 01:02:15,110
to make the royal family
more self-sufficient.

1421
01:02:15,179 --> 01:02:18,389
A man long dedicated to
the people of which he rules,

1422
01:02:18,458 --> 01:02:21,392
it appears that Charles's desire
to serve the British people

1423
01:02:21,461 --> 01:02:24,741
will only evolve as
he takes on his new station.

1424
01:02:24,810 --> 01:02:26,535
Well, I think it's

1425
01:02:26,604 --> 01:02:30,505
the sheer range of
Charles's passions and pursuits

1426
01:02:30,574 --> 01:02:33,370
that have made him
the Prince of Wales that he was

1427
01:02:33,439 --> 01:02:35,890
and the king that he is today.

1428
01:02:35,959 --> 01:02:37,892
His interests
reach far and wide.

1429
01:02:37,961 --> 01:02:39,963
He's an incredibly well-read man

1430
01:02:40,032 --> 01:02:41,516
with a broad spectrum
of interests,

1431
01:02:41,585 --> 01:02:44,864
and I think that has been
hugely important

1432
01:02:44,933 --> 01:02:46,832
in shaping the man that he is

1433
01:02:46,901 --> 01:02:49,213
and, of course,
the king he is today.

1434
01:02:49,282 --> 01:02:51,871
A very different public life
as heir apparent,

1435
01:02:51,940 --> 01:02:53,700
coupled with living
in his mother's shadow

1436
01:02:53,770 --> 01:02:56,911
for many years, creates a unique
challenge for Charles

1437
01:02:56,980 --> 01:02:59,568
to leave his mark
as the new ruler.

1438
01:02:59,637 --> 01:03:02,537
The British public is divided
on their opinions of Charles,

1439
01:03:02,606 --> 01:03:05,367
many believing that William
should have assumed the throne,

1440
01:03:05,436 --> 01:03:07,266
and still others unable
to wrap their heads around

1441
01:03:07,335 --> 01:03:10,372
a monarch
that isn't Queen Elizabeth.

1442
01:03:10,441 --> 01:03:14,687
He has to consider and look at
the popularity of his two sons,

1443
01:03:14,756 --> 01:03:17,655
because it's
that popularity that will

1444
01:03:17,724 --> 01:03:20,072
maintain this global interest

1445
01:03:20,141 --> 01:03:23,489
in what is
an extraordinary subject.

1446
01:03:23,558 --> 01:03:25,594
But Charles was never
in a rush to become king

1447
01:03:25,663 --> 01:03:29,253
and instead believed that in
his many years as heir apparent

1448
01:03:29,322 --> 01:03:31,808
were a blessing,
uniquely situating him

1449
01:03:31,877 --> 01:03:34,396
to leave behind a legacy
of activism

1450
01:03:34,465 --> 01:03:37,952
as he now adopts a more
formal, neutral role as king.

1451
01:03:38,021 --> 01:03:41,058
Will he further shake
the foundation of the monarchy,

1452
01:03:41,127 --> 01:03:42,577
finding small pockets
to push progress?

1453
01:03:42,646 --> 01:03:44,268
Or will he leave it

1454
01:03:44,337 --> 01:03:47,720
to the appointed members of
government to enact change?

1455
01:03:47,789 --> 01:03:49,722
The landscape looks different

1456
01:03:49,791 --> 01:03:52,829
in every single way--
the demographic landscape,

1457
01:03:52,898 --> 01:03:55,107
the political landscape,
the royal landscape.

1458
01:03:55,176 --> 01:03:57,799
Charles is very aware that he
has to make this connection

1459
01:03:57,868 --> 01:03:59,318
with the people.

1460
01:03:59,387 --> 01:04:01,527
He comes to the throne in an age
where the royal family

1461
01:04:01,596 --> 01:04:03,701
need to justify its existence,

1462
01:04:03,770 --> 01:04:07,360
prove that they are
a vital and necessary part

1463
01:04:07,429 --> 01:04:10,812
of the British constitution
and of the British way of life.

1464
01:04:10,881 --> 01:04:12,710
So the next sovereign
will be Charles.

1465
01:04:12,779 --> 01:04:14,609
After Charles will be William,

1466
01:04:14,678 --> 01:04:16,093
and after William
will be George,

1467
01:04:16,162 --> 01:04:20,339
and George will take us
through to the 22nd century.

1468
01:04:20,408 --> 01:04:22,962
So the monarchy, the likelihood
of the monarchy surviving

1469
01:04:23,031 --> 01:04:25,447
is pretty good.

1470
01:04:25,516 --> 01:04:29,106
Um, we don't know any other.
It works for us.

1471
01:04:29,175 --> 01:04:32,006
It seems to work on
a number of European countries.

1472
01:04:32,075 --> 01:04:35,181
It is healthy. It is in
good shape. It is popular.

1473
01:04:35,250 --> 01:04:36,976
So, all things being equal,

1474
01:04:37,045 --> 01:04:39,703
we will continue
with a monarchy.

1475
01:04:39,772 --> 01:04:42,188
As we move forward
through the years,

1476
01:04:42,257 --> 01:04:43,810
no one can predict the future,

1477
01:04:43,880 --> 01:04:46,503
but the new king will
definitely have the massive task

1478
01:04:46,572 --> 01:04:49,299
of paving the road
for his new and modern monarchy

1479
01:04:49,368 --> 01:04:51,542
in taking
its place in the world.

1480
01:04:51,611 --> 01:04:53,855
For a man that has faced
his fair share of challenges,

1481
01:04:53,924 --> 01:04:55,892
both privately
and in the public eye,

1482
01:04:55,961 --> 01:04:59,861
regarding his family and reign,
one thing is for certain.

1483
01:04:59,930 --> 01:05:01,932
No one will doubt
that King Charles III

1484
01:05:02,001 --> 01:05:05,729
has the fortitude to ensure that
his royal family will survive

1485
01:05:05,798 --> 01:05:08,249
and endure any
challenge they may face.

1486
01:05:08,318 --> 01:05:10,354
King Charles is going to want
to continue the good work

1487
01:05:10,423 --> 01:05:13,012
that his mother carried out

1488
01:05:13,081 --> 01:05:16,567
while also putting his own stamp
on the institution.

1489
01:05:16,636 --> 01:05:20,468
And I think his reign promises
to be very, very exciting,

1490
01:05:20,537 --> 01:05:23,540
and I can't wait
to see what it has in store.