Photos: Prince Charles through the years

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Photos: Prince Charles through the years

Prince Charles celebrates his 65th birthday on Nov. 14, 2013. See photos of him through the years.

Prince Charles celebrates his 65th birthday on Nov. 14, 2013. Keep clicking to see photos of him -- and his family -- through the years. Here, Prince Charles presents campaign medals to soldiers from the Black Watch on Jan. 20, 2010, in Fort George, Scotland.

Princess Elizabeth proudly poses with her 1-month-old son, Prince Charles of Edinburgh, after the christening ceremony in Buckingham Palace on Dec. 17, 1948.

A fond glance from Princess Elizabeth is matched by a cold stare from her son, Prince Charles, as the cameraman snaps a photo in Buckingham Palace on Dec. 22, 1948.

Prince Charles of Edinburgh, second in line to the British throne, sits up for the world to take notice of his progress. A plump, fair-haired blue-eyed boy, the bonnie prince weighed more than 16 pounds in this photograph released by Buckingham Palace on April 7, 1949.

Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Edinburgh, celebrates his 1st birthday by posing for a photo with his mother, Princess Elizabeth of England, on Nov. 14, 1949.

Prince Charles, 2-year-old son of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, seems to be the center of attention at Buckingham Palace when his 2-month-old sister, Princess Anne, was christened. Here the young prince walks to his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth (seated right) and his great-grandmother, Queen Mary (standing, right). Princess Elizabeth holds the infant Princess Anne while the Duke of Edinburgh watches proceedings from the rear on Oct. 22, 1950.

Playful Prince Charles, son of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, reaches into his breast pocket while having his portrait taken by Marcus Adams in London on Aug. 17, 1951.

Queen Elizabeth II poses with her two children, Prince Charles, 6, and Princess Anne, 4, in this portrait of the royal family by photographer Marcus Adams on Dec. 25, 1954.

Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, and the Duke of Edinburgh with their children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne.

Young Prince Charles wears a kilt of Balmoral tartan for this 7th birthday portrait made on the grounds of Balmoral Castle.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles walk through Liverpool Street Station in London with their dogs, having returned by train from Sandringham after the Christmas holidays on Jan. 18, 1960.

The British royal family posed for this informal grouping to mark the birthday of Princess Anne, who will be 12 years old Aug. 15. From left in the photograph made by British photographer Archie Parker are Prince Philip; 18-month-old Prince Andrew; Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Anne; and Prince Charles, 13.

Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain walks with her family at Frogmore, Windsor, 20 miles west of London, during a picture session taken to mark her 39th birthday. One-year-old Prince Edward is in the carriage, with Prince Andrew, 4, holding on. Prince Philip and their oldest two children, Princess Anne and Prince Charles, the heir apparent, complete the family group.

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, oldest son of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, poses while wearing the Balmoral tartan in the library at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, just before his 18th birthday on Nov. 4, 1966.

Prince Charles is shown in his investiture regalia as the Prince of Wales in this 1969 photo. The 20-year-old heir to the British throne wears a gold coronet and an ermine cape and holds a scepter.

Prince Charles is shown in his investiture regalia as the Prince of Wales in this 1969 photo. The 20-year-old heir to the British throne wears a gold coronet and an ermine cape and holds a scepter.

Queen Elizabeth II crowns Charles, Prince of Wales, in a 1969 ceremony.

Queen Elizabeth II reads her speech to the House of Lords during ceremonies for the opening of parliament in 1970. Seated at the queen's right is Charles, Prince of Wales, wearing his ducal robes.

Georgia Gov. George Busbee, center, listens to Prince Charles, left, at the state Capitol in Atlanta on Oct. 22, 1977. At right is Lt. Gov. Zell Miller.

This October 1977 picture shows Anne Armstrong and Prince Charles during his visit to the Armstrong Ranch in South Texas. Armstrong, a powerful Republican in the 1970s and '80s who advocated a greater role for women and served as U.S. ambassador to Britain in the Ford administration, died July 30, 2008.

Prince Charles presents Arsenal captain Pat Rice with the FA Cup after his team beat Manchester United 3-2 on May 12, 1979. Frank Stapleton, who scored during the match, is behind him.

Britain's Prince Charles kisses his bride, the former Diana Spencer, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London after their wedding in this July 29, 1981, file photo.

This July 29, 1981 file photo shows Prince Charles and Princess Diana on their wedding day in London.

This July 29, 1981, file photo shows Prince Charles and Princess Diana on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day.

This July 29, 1981 file photo shows Prince Charles and his bride Diana, Princess of Wales, as they march down the aisle of St. Paul's Cathedral at the end of their wedding ceremony in London.

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Prince Charles celebrates his 65th birthday on Nov. 14, 2013. Keep clicking to see photos of him -- and his family -- through the years. Here, Prince Charles presents campaign medals to soldiers from the Black Watch on Jan. 20, 2010, in Fort George, Scotland.

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