Resolute Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada. Charles Blown Up. Prince Charles jokes following his Arctic dive at Resolute Bay Saturday after his diving suit was blown up like a balloon for a bit of fun

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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

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Yellowknife, Canada. Prince Charles in his miner's hat, it is somewhat muddied as he leaves the Con Gold Mine in Yellowknife, N.W.T. , Monday after a trip 3,100 feet underground

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Heathrow. Prince Charles was sporting a beard as he arrived here this morning, in good time for tomorrow's ceremony in Westminster Abbey, when the Queen will install him as Great Master of the Order of the Bath, an order established in 1399. See Story 0922

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/98

Agency: Press Association

London. Prince Charles at Westminster Abbey today, rehearsing tomorrow's service at which he will be installed by the Queen as Great Master of the Order of the Bath. He has arrived from Canada earlier today, wearing the beard that he had been growing during his five weeks away

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London. Prince Charles, now bearded, is seen side by side with his great grandfather, King George V, photographed in 1912, wearing the beard and moustache typical of the period

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London. In procession through the Nave of Westminster Abbey today, the Prince of Wales, after The Queen installed him as Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, at the 250th anniversary service of the Order. Yesterday when the Prince returned from Nova Scotia he wore a beard. Today only the moustache remains but according to Royal Navy regulations this is taboo. Only a 'full set' is permitted

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/99

Agency: Press Association

London. Yesterday's beard has gone…leaving a handsome moustache for the Prince of Wales, cutting a dash on today's arrival at Westminster Abbey for the 250th anniversary service of The Order of the Bath, where by the Queen he will be installed as the Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath

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London. Prince Charles salutes his mother, Queen Elizabeth, during the Trooping of the Colour ceremony, marking the Queen's official birthday at Buckingham Palace. The Prince wears the uniform of a Colonel in the Welsh Guards

Agency: Associated Press

Photographer: Robert Dear

Prince Charles in conversation with Camilla Parker Bowles at a polo match

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/151

Agency: REX Features

Cambridge. Camera toting admirer for Prince Charles as he leaves Senate House, Cambridge, yesterday after receiving his Master of Arts degree from the University. The Prince spent three years from 1967 at Trinity College, Cambridge, reading archaeology, anthropology and history

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London. Prince Charles talks with racing driver Graham Hill and his wife, as he arrives at Grosvenor House, London, to attend the Silver Jubilee Ball of the Lord Taverners

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London. After being installed as a Companion Rat of the Grand Order of Water Rats, Prince Charles speaks at a luncheon at the Banqueting Centre in Shoe Lane. He wears the full insignia of the order

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The Serious Prince. Lieutenant The Prince of Wales giving orders on board HMS Bronington during an exercise in the Firth of Forth. 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

Broadcast Date: 1 November 1976

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/103

Agency: BIPNA

Petty Officer Peter Stills pipes Prince Charles on board HMS Bronington

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Prince Charles is greeted by Lieutenant Commander Bates, the retiring Bronington Commander

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/100

Agency: Press Association

Newspaper Advises Prince To Look To America. Prince Charles, 28 year old heir to the British throne and world's most eligible bachelor, was given a tip by the London Daily Mirror Tuesday about where to look for his future queen among America's blue-blooded heiresses. The paper's New York correspondent reported that the society matrons of America believe Charles should give girls in the land of opportunity the once over. Among the girls mentioned in the article are from left to right: Anne Lindsay, daughter of former New York Mayor John Lindsay; Cele Briscoe, daughter of Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe and Heather Whitney, daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. Lindsay is a 1977 photo; Briscoe, 1975; Whitney, 1976

Agency: Associated Press

Rosyth, Fife. Lieutenant Prince Charles visited by an Admiral of the Fleet, the Duke of Edinburgh, on board the 360 ton minehunter HMS Bronington at Rosyth Naval base today. The Prince took over the ship on 9 February as his first command. During his informal visit, the Duke met members of the ship's company and took tea with the officers in the wardroom

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Badminton, England. Sporting a beard, Prince Charles watches cross country event in the Badminton Horse Trials here from horseback. He did not compete but attended with the rest of the Royal family

Agency: UPI

London. The bearded Prince of Wales on tonight's arrival at the King Edward VII Hospital for Officers, Marylebone, to visit his sister Princess Anne, injured when she fell from the Queen's horse Candlewick during the Portman Horse Trials yesterday. The Princess may stay in hospital for another three or four days for rest and physiotherapy

Agency: Press Association

Windsor. Prince Charles was seen with his favourite girl friend, 25 year old ex debutante Davina Sheffield, at Smith's Lawn, Windsor, yesterday. Davina, wearing a light summer dress looked happy and relaxed as she chatted to the Prince and members of the Royal Family. She sat beside Prince Charles as he drove a pair of horses in a carriage competition

Broadcast Date: 14 November 1978

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/101

Agency: Keystone

Davina Sheffield watched Prince Charles playing polo for the Royal Navy at Taunton, Somerset on Sunday. Photo shows: Prince Charles and Davina Sheffield with a club member at the polo match

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/102

Agency: Syndication International

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

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

The Serious Prince. Lieutenant The Prince of Wales stands beside the bridge on board HMS Bronington during the exercise in the Firth of Forth. 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

The serious Prince. Lieutenant The Prince of Wales poses beside a picture of his Grandmother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, in his cabin aboard HMS Bronington. 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

The Serious Prince. Lieutenant The Prince of Wales pictured beside the ship's compass on board HMS Bronington. 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

The Serious Prince. Lieutenant The Prince of Wales pictured on board HMS Bronington with his brother, Prince Andrew, during an exercise in the Firth of Forth. 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

Beverstone, Gloucestershire. Prince Charles, who was taking leave from the Royal Navy today to go hunting in Gloucestershire, with members of the Duke of Beaufort's Hunt after he had joined them near the village of Beverstone. The Prince, who was accompanied by his sister, Princess Anne, joined the party shortly before the hounds killed their first fox

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Prince Charles leaves HMS Bronington, Rosyth

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Prince Charles leaving in style

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London. Prince Charles wearing a skull cap last night, when he opened a new extension at the Nightingale House Home for Aged Jews in south west London. Nightingale House, founded in 1840, cares for 388 Jewish old people from all parts of the country

Agency: Press Association

Prince Charles girlfriends

Photographer: D O'Neill

Prince Charles girlfriends

Agency: Syndication International

Prince Charles girlfriends

Agency: Penthouse

Prince Charles girlfriends

Photographer: D O'Neill

Prince Charles girlfriends

Agency: Associated Press

Prince Charles girlfriends

Broadcast Date: 31 September 1997

Agency: Keystone

Broadcast Date: 14 November 1978

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/106

Copyright: Sport & General (Photographic News Agencies)

Prince Charles girlfriends

Broadcast Date: 14 November 1978

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/104

Agency: Frank Spooner

Cambridge Massachusetts. Dallas Pell, 25, daughter of Senator Claiborne Pell who was named as one of four Americans who might make a good match for Britain's most eligible bachelor, Prince Charles, relaxes in her apartment. Miss Pell, who attends Boston University, said she knew the report was coming out but I have never met the Prince. The London Daily Mirror named Miss Pell because she is from one of America's 400 oldest families and "an excellent swimmer and tennis player"

Agency: UPI

London. Prince Charles leaving the Apollo Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, with a blonde girl who was one of the friends with whom he had watched tonight's performance of Sir Terence Rattigan's "Separate Tables." The party sat in the front row of stalls

Agency: Press Association

Nairobi. Prince Charles wearing a safari suit on safari at Lake Nakuru to have a look at the unique birdlife at this world famous bird sanctuary

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Nakuru, Kenya. Prince Charles during his meeting with Kenyan President Jomo Kenyatta at Statehouse Nakuru. On the left is Mrs Ngina Kneyatta, the President's wife

Agency: Unipix London

Monaco. Gala Hotel de Paris by John Mills. Prince Charles and Princess Caroline

ITN Reference: ROYAL/CHAR/107

Agency: Associated Press

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

London. A keen look, and it takes a keen look to recognise him under a bearskin, from Prince Charles, on parade in his uniform as Colonel of the Welsh Guards at the final rehearsal of the Trooping the Colour ceremony on the Horse Guards Parade today. The Duke of Edinburgh took the salute. The actual ceremony takes place next Saturday to mark the Queen's official birthday

Agency: Press Association

Edinburgh. The Queen Mother, in her robes as Lady of the Thistle, travels with Prince Charles in a carriage procession through Edinburgh today to attend the Thistle Service at St Giles Cathedral. Prince Charles, who has been appointed a Royal Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Scotland's oldest order of chivalry, was invested and installed at the service. The Queen, as Sovereign of the Order, and Duke of Edinburgh, a Royal Knight, were also in attendance

Agency: Press Association

London. Prince Charles talking with demonstrators as he leaves the Moonshot Youth Club at the Pagnell Street Centre in South London. The demonstration was organised by the Lewisham 24 Defence Committee who allege police brutality. Mr Kim Gordon (left-foreground) one of the founders of the committee also spoke to Prince Charles

Agency: Press Association

Prince Charles talking with Lady Sarah Spencer, the daughter of Earl Spencer, at Windsor today before he competed in the Smith's Lawn Cup polo final

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