PRINCE CHARLES became 'obsessed' with how he would find a real role for himself within the monarchy when he was still at Cambridge University, according to an unearthed biography.
has been the heir to the throne since his mother’s ascension to the throne in 1952. His investiture as the Prince of Wales took place in 1969, when he was 20. However, his title does not give many specific duties and this left the purposeful heir feeling a little aimless.Howard Hodgson wrote in his 2007 biography, ‘Charles: The Man who will be King’ how Charles became increasingly preoccupied with one part of royal life.
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