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He could have idled away the years, but instead has made a significant — if idiosyncratic — mark on British public life. Here’s a look at his princely evolution. ### His Name Is Earl  Christened Charles Philip Arthur George in Dec. 1948, the young Prince would shoulder further titles from the age of three when his grandfather died and his mother Elizabeth ascended the throne. Now heir apparent, the toddler became the Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland. If he outlives his mom, he'll be crowned King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. Keystone / Getty ### Mistress of his Heart  Camilla Parker Bowles dated Charles in the early 1970s and resumed a relationship with him at some point during the following decade. "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded," Diana famously complained. Public sympathy favored the Princess but Britons have been won over by her cheery rival, seen here after Charles finally made an honest woman of her in 2005\. Camilla is now styled the Duchess of Cornwall. Georges DeKeerle / Getty ### Greatest Hits  When the Prince of Wales expressed the wish to become "Defender of Faith" rather than "Defender of the \[Anglican\] Faith" on his ascension to the throne, he attracted criticism from no less a figure than the Archbishop of Canterbury, but Charles continues to engage with a wide variety of faith groups. In 2000 he visited the Islamia school in London, founded by Yusuf Islam, once known as chart-topping pop star Cat Stevens, here standing to the left of the Prince. Ken Goff / Time Life Pictures / Getty ### Wicked Whispers  Charles was joking when he told a television interviewer in 1986 that he talks to his plants. The joke was on him because many of his fellow Brits still believe their King likes a natter with the natural world. Chris Jackson / Getty ### Potty Training  Charming images of Windsor family life — here Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, holds Charles, while the Queen cuddles her daughter Anne — belie their tough approach to child rearing that to modern eyes appears, well, nuts. They sent Charles to boarding school aged 8 and consigned him for most of his teens to Gordonstoun, the establishment in Scotland Philip had attended as a boy, also suffering its Spartan regime of cold showers, long runs and military-style discipline. Keystone / Getty ### Love Actually  His great solace and support was his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. When she died in March 2002, he said "I had dreaded, dreaded this moment ... She was quite simply the most magical grandmother you could possibly have." Fox Photos/Getty ### Investing for the Future  Before his investiture as Prince of Wales in 1969, Charles took time off from Cambridge University to study Welsh. Hulton Archive/Getty ### The Dustbin of History  His academic career at Cambridge University was undistinguished, but Prince Charles revealed a hitherto unsuspected gift for comedy as a member of the university's famous amateur dramatics club, the Footlights. Central Press/Getty ### Reigning in her Heart  Princess Diana was besotted by her husband, and the easy camaraderie of their early relationship masked their incompatibilities. Jayne Fincher / Getty ### Tours of Duty  The Prince of Wales travels the world, gamely donning local headgear and submitting to lengthy welcoming ceremonies, in his efforts to promote the United Kingdom. In the year from April 2007, he undertook 609 official engagements; 77 of these were overseas. As a committed environmentalist, since 2007 he's published details of his household's carbon emissions along with targets for reducing them. Ken Goff / Time Life Pictures / Getty ### Happy and Glorious  It has been a lengthy apprenticeship for the top job in the monarchy and with Queen Elizabeth II still going strong at 82, the Prince may have a long wait yet. There's nothing to suggest he's overly eager for that moment. As a working royal, father, husband, environmentalist, entrepreneur, charity worker, would-be defender of faiths and homespun philosopher, the Prince is plenty busy doing his own thing. It may not be what he was born to do, but it's what he was made for. Chris Jackson / Getty ### Soldier Boys  Prince William, center, plans to train as a search and rescue helicopter pilot. Charles's youngest son, Harry, pictured right, was deployed in Afghanistan's Helmand Province in 2007 until press reports revealed his whereabouts a few months later. 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