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Prince Charles captaining HMS Bronington

The Serious Prince - Lieutenant The Prince of Wales looks out to the stern of HMS Bronington as it moves away from the quay to take part in the exercise. Many photographs taken over the years have shown Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, in a light-hearted mood. But this set of photographs shows Lieutenant The Prince of Wales in a serious frame of mind, captaining his ship, HMS Bronington during an exercise with other ships of the same First Mine Counter-Measure Squadron in the Firth of Forth. Prince Charles, who will be 28 on 14 November, took command of HMS Bronington on 9 February this year. At sea with Prince Charles on this occasion (25 October) was with his brother, Prince Andrew, 16, who is now at school at Gordonstoun. This is the first time that Prince Andrew had visited HMS Bronington. Not for publication before 0001 hours Monday November 1st 1976

Agency: BIPNA

Prince Charles climbing back onto his windsurf

Off Cowes, Isle of Wight. Today's composite picture of Prince Charles undergoing various hazardous angles of his latest water sport, wind surfing, off Cowes, Isle of Wight. The Prince took frequent duckings into the Solent and came up grinning. Between wind surfers and the deep water is little more than an ordinary surf board, and there is the need to fight continuously to balance a wind-filled sail

Broadcast Date: 7 August 1980

Agency: Press Association

Prince Charles climbing Snowdon

Prince Charles, in uniform as Colonel of the Welsh Guards, on his way to the summit of Snowdon today with 30 members of the British Limbless Ex Service Men's Association (BLESMA). The party took a mountain train to a height of 2,556 feet and then climbed the final 900 feet to the top in an exercise to show bomb blast victims what cold be achieved with artificial legs. The demonstration was seen by ex Welsh Guardsmen injured in the Caterham pub bomb blast last August

Agency: Press Association

Prince Charles dancing with his cousin

Prince Charles is 24 years old on 14 November 1972. He is photographed here wearing the Balmoral tartan, dancing with his cousin, 8 year old Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones (daughter of Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon) at Balmoral

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/84

Agency: Camera Press London

Photographer: Patrick Lichfield

Prince Charles dangling from parachute

Poole, England. Prince Charles, heir to the British throne descending by parachute from 1,200 feet over the English Channel, the jump was part of the final phase of his Royal Air Force Cadet training. His mother, the Queen gave her personal permission for the jump

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/77

Agency: UPI

Prince Charles diving

Prince Charles, kitted up makes his final preparations before his last and deepest dive onto the sunken Tudor warship, the 'Mary Rose', lying in about 45 feet of water in the Solent, one mile off Portsmouth, Hampshire. See PA Story 'Prince' timed 1804

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell [PA Court Photographer]

Prince Charles donating blood

London. Royal blood donor. Sister Barbara Johnson snips the tube after taking a pint of royal blood from the Prince of Wales at the North London Transfusion Centre in Edgware today. It was the first time the 36 year old prince has been a blood donor. See PA Story ROYAL CHARLES timed 1234 onwards

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell [PA Court Photographer]

Prince Charles driving a Silver Jubilee taxi

London. Prince Charles takes the wheel for a spin around Buckingham Palace quadrangle today in Britain's only Silver Jubilee taxi. His passenger climbing into the rear seat is the cab's official driver, Mr Ted Ritchie, of Wandsworth, who was chosen for the job from London's 16,000 taxi drivers. The silver painted cab, a brand new vehicle costing £4000, will be used, free of charge, for fund raising events for the Queen's Silver Jubilee Appeal. The rest of the time it will work as a normal cab

Agency: Press Association

Prince Charles driving a tram in Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia. Prince Charles takes the controls of an old tramcar during a visit to Bendigo, 96 miles from here.The Prince, renowned for taking things into his own hands, drove more than a mile but officials insisted that the tram carry a brightly coloured learner plate (letter +L+) if the Prince drove

Agency: UPI

Prince Charles driving his Aston Martin DB6

London. Library Picture of the Prince of Wales at the wheel of his £5,500 Aston Martin DB6 convertible sports car. The shutdown of the Aston Martin car firm has been the only honourable course open to its directors, Managing Director Mr Charles Warden said today. Mr Warden was addressing the 500 workers from the firm's Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire plant in the wake of last night's announcement that the luxury sports car company was going into liquidation

Agency: Press Association

Prince Charles during a tree-to-tree walk

Prince of Wales in commando assault course. The Prince of Wales pictured whilst tackling a tree-to-tree rope walk when taking part in a tough commando assault course at the Royal Marines training centre at Lympstone, Devon. The Prince who described the course as "a most horrifying expedition" is to join the Commando ship, Hermes, as a helicopter pilot in March

Agency: Keystone

Prince Charles falling while windsurfing

Off Cowes, It's just not cricket. This wet-making sport of Princes, wind surfing, which always ends up in a right Royal ducking for the Prince of Wales, battling to keep upright in the Solent today. The wind surfer prince took frequent duckings into the grey and choppy waters and always came up laughing. Between wind surfers and the deep water is little more than an ordinary surf board, and there is the need to fight continuously to balance a wind-filled sail

Broadcast Date: 7 August 1980

Agency: Press Association

Prince Charles firing a rifle

Bisley. The Prince of Wales, in his capacity as President of the National Rifle Association, during today's visit to Bisley, and in this picture firing from the prone position. He is the first member of the Royal Family to shoot on the most famous rifle ranges in the Commonwealth. See PA story "Bisley (substitute)" timed 1143 onward

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell

Prince Charles flying a helicopter

Yeovilton, Somerset. His personal standard flying from his Wessex, Prince Charles leads a massed fly-past of helicopters of 707 squadron, which was celebrating its 10th anniversary, at Royal Naval Air Station, Yeovilton, today. Later, the squadron made a presentation to the Prince, a lieutenant, to mark his completion of the training course on which he has qualified as a Wessex 5 helicopter pilot in the Royal Navy

Agency: Press Association

Prince Charles has his diving suit blown up

Absolute Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada. Prince Charles is prepared for his dive under the Arctic ice at Resolute Bay Saturday by polar diving expert Dr Joe Macinnis, left. He went under for half an hour in water just below freezing in temperature. Resolute Bay is 900 miles north of the Arctic Circle

Agency: Unknown

Prince Charles holding a bell recovered from the 'Mary Rose' shipwreck

London. London taxi driver Peter Ewens, 33, showing the Prince of Wales the bell that he recovered from the Mary Rose wreck off Portsmouth. Mr Ewens is a volunteer diver who has worked for 3 years as a diver on the project to raise Henry VIII's warship. Prince Charles is the president of the Mary Rose Trust

Agency: Press Association

Photographer: Ron Bell [PA Court Photographer]

Prince Charles holding Prince William for a photo session in New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand. Daddy's Boy! Britain's Prince Charles holds his son, Prince William, during a photo session in Auckland Saturday morning. Prince William was presented to nearly 60 photographers and reporters by his parents, who are currently on a two week tour of New Zealand

Agency: Associated Press/ New Zealand Herald

Prince Charles holding trophy

West Palm, Florida. Great Britain's Prince Charles seemed exhausted as he prepares to drink champagne from a silver cup after his Windsor Park team defeated the Palm Beach club 6-3. Prince Charles was admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital for heat exhaustion after completing a polo match in 90 degree temperatures. A spokesperson at the hospital said the prince was in in fair condition and he was reported in good spirits shortly after he arrived

Broadcast Date: 5 April 1980

Agency: UPI

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