Prince Charles Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

All the time I feel I must justify my existence.

Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales in history not to have a mistress?

Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes.

Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth.

I believe passionately that everyone has a particular God-given ability.

I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents.

I sometimes wonder if two thirds of the globe is covered in red carpet.

I'd rather go by bus.

Something as curious as the monarchy won't survive unless you take account of people's attitudes. After all, if people don't want it, they won't have it.

That's called a microphone. It's a big sausage that picks up everything you say - and you're starting early.

The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.

We would never comment on private correspondence.

You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe: when it knocked down our buildings it did not replace them with anything more offensive than rubble. We did that.

Your greatest achievement is to love me.

Trivia

Most of Charles's income comes from the Duchy of Cornwall, which he has held since 1952, when he was three years old. This is as the result of a 14th century Royal Charter which gives the Duchy of Cornwall (including its large landed estates) to the monarch's eldest son.

When Charles was born in 1948, his mother was not yet Queen, so his name until he was three years old was Prince Charles of Edinburgh - this came from his father's title of Duke of Edinburgh.

On his father's side, his grandparents were Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenberg.

In Scotland, he is called H.R.H. Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay.

In 1955, he became the first Prince that attended school, rather than have a private tutor.

His Astrological sign is Scorpio.

Prince Charles retired from polo on November 17, 2005. He has suffered several polo injuries over the years, including breaking his arm in two places in an 1990 match.