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Prince Charles: Short Biography, Net Worth & Career Highlights

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Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor, to give him his complete birth name, was born on the 14th November 1948, in Buckingham Palace, London, England. He is the Prince of Wales, the first in line of succession to the throne after Queen Elizabeth II. He is also the Duke of Cornwall in South-West England, and the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland. Prince Charles is the oldest and longest serving heir apparent in the entire history of united England, having been 'in waiting' since 1952 when his mother succeeded to the throne.
So just how rich is Prince Charles, as of late 2017? Celebrity dot money estimates that the Prince of Wales is a very wealthy person – exact finances of the royal family are never discussed, but the Prince is believed to have a net worth of over 1.35 billion dollars. It has been reported that he earned more than 31.3 million dollars from his estates in 2016, which is his 'salary', as he does not draw a stipend from the public purse. His assets include the 1.1 billion dollar-valued Duchy of Cornwall estate, and other properties. 
Prince Charles was born to parents Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II; his grandparents were Queen Elizabeth and King George VI. He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun Schools, and also at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School which is located in Victoria, Australia. In 1970, he graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a BA degree in archaeology, anthropology and history, following which in accordance with family tradition, he served in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy from 1971 to1977, qualifying and serving as a helicopter pilot, and latterly commanding the minehunter HMS Bronington before leaving the service. He later flew aircraft of the Queen's Flight, but gave up flying after an accident in 1994.
Prince Charles has a variety of social and humanitarian interests. He is the founder of The Prince’s Trust charity, established in1976, which continues to support mostly disadvantaged young people over a large range of training programs. He has actually established over 16 foundations, and in addition, he supports and donates to other charitable organizations, and the Prince actually serves as the president of honour to many of them.
Furthermore, Charles supports organic farming and tries to attract public attention to climate change. The Prince also helps preserve historical buildings, and his efforts to support nature conservation, organic farming and gardening have been recognized through numerous awards, including Global Environmental Citizen Award 2007, National Agricultural Award 2010, Teddy Roosevelt International Conservation Award 2015 among many others. Privately he is an advocate of alternative medicine.
Prince Charles is a recipient of various titles, honorary appointments, decorations, and awards too, some as the heir apparent to the throne.
Regarding the less-than-private life of Prince Charles, he has married twice, firstly in 1981to Lady Diana Spencer, who became Diana, Princess of Wales, and who gave birth to two sons: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge was born in 1982 and Prince Henry of Wales in 1984. Charles and Diana divorced in 1996 after their love affairs were widely discussed and became public knowledge. Diana was involved in a car crash a year later, which resulted in multiple injuries from which she died. Close attention was paid to the second marriage of Prince Charles; in 2005, he married Camilla Parker Bowles who now has the title of Duchess of Cornwall. The Prince and Camilla's official residence is Clarence House in London, and he has two private homes, at Birkhall near Balmoral Castle in Scotland, and Highgrove House in Gloucestershire.

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