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Prince Charles is set to celebrate his 70th birthday this evening with a private party at Buckingham Palace.
The future king will begin his landmark birthday by having tea with wife Camilla and a group of inspirational people who also turn 70 this year at Spencer House.
The Queen is due to give a speech for the Prince of Wales at the event.
Traditional gun salutes will take place at the Tower of London and Green Park at 1pm, while the bells will be rung at Westminster Abbey at the same time.
In the evening, the Queen has invited members of the royal family as well as Charles’ friends from his private and public life to the palace for an exclusive party.
The guest list has been kept under wraps, but is likely to include foreign monarchs such as the King and Queen of Norway, Prince Beatrix of the Netherlands and Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.
Two new photos of the prince and his family have been released in order to mark the occasion, both taken in the gardens of Clarence House.
The Prince of Wales also guest edited an issue of Country Life magazine, in which he spoke of his pbadion for cooking grouse and how he lets red squirrels run around his home.
He revealed he has created a variation on the famous Greek dish moussaka by substituting grouse for lamb and calling it “groussaka”.
At the end of an article about one of his favourite recipes, pheasant crumble pie, the prince said: “I got this recipe from someone I know. It is delicious.
Prince Charles: The Prince of Wales – In pictures
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Childhood portrait of the baby Prince Charles in his basket, at Buckingham Palace, London, January 1949.
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The fair-haired and blue-eyed infant Prince was 19 weeks old when photographed and weighed 16lb 2oz.
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Princess Elizabeth holding Prince Charles in his Christening gown with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh behind.
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Prince Charles, later The Prince of Wales, perched on the lap of his father the Duke of Edinburgh, whilst his mother Queen Elizabeth II looks on in the grounds of Windlesham Moor, country home in Surrey of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke.
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Portrait of the prince taken before his third birthday
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The first pictures of the King after his severe lung operation. They were accompanied by Prince Charles and his baby sister, Princess Anne on his 3rd birthday visit to Buckingham Palace.
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The Prince of Wales with his father, the Duke of Edinburgh during a motorboat race up the river Medina at Cowes, Isle of Wight.
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Princess Anne in the arms of Princess Elizabeth, with the Duke of Edinburgh, holding Prince Charles, in the grounds of Clarence House, their London residence.
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Charming third birthday picture of Princess Anne with her brother the Duke of Cornwall.
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Prince Charles keeps a look out on his fourth birthday, as he leans from a window with his indulgently smiling young mother, the Queen.
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Prince Charles and Princess Anne play in the sand with a corgi at Holkham Beach, 1957
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Queen Elizabeth II with the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, and Princess Anne on the balcony at Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour Ceremony. In the background is Earl Mountbatten, the Duke of Edinburgh’s uncle.
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The Prince of Wales walking to Cheam School in Berkshire.
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Prince Charles walking in Downing Street, Cambridge, UK, 12th October 1967. He is beginning his term at Trinity College.
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The Prince of wales at Cambridge wearing his Trinity College gown
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Prince Charles (centre) wearing a crown and robes after a ceremony where he was invested as the Prince of Wales, with Queen Elizabeth II (left) and the Duke of Edinburgh (right) at Caernarvon Castle, Wales, July 2nd 1969.
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To the delight of youngsters, the Prince of Wales became a disco king today, trying his hand at breakdancing in a discotheque session at Middleton-on-Sea during today’s visit to a Youth Meets Industry course for 300 unemployed, organised by the Prince’s Trust
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Charles, Prince of Wales talks to local people during a tour of Wales, 1969.
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Queen Elizabeth II with the Duke of Edinburgh and their sons, left to right, Prince Edward, Prince Charles and Prince Andrew, and daughter Princess Anne with her son Peter Phillips at Balmoral.
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Prince Charles runs out of the surf at Bondi Beach after an early morning swim in 1981
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Prince Charles receives a kiss and a cuddle from bikini-clad Jane Priest, during an early morning swim at Perth’s Cottesloe Beach.
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Prince Charles is presented with the runners-up prize by his mother, the Queen, following his team’s defeat in the Silver Jubilee Cup match against France at Windsor Great Park.
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Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer in the grounds of Buckingham Palace after announcing their engagement.
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Princess Diana wearing the now famous Spencer Tiara on her wedding day to Charles
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles on their wedding day at Buckingham Palace.
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles are shown with their son Prince William during a photo session at Kensington Palace in London in December 1982.
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Prince Charles and Princess Diana With The Newly Born Prince Henry (Harry)
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Prince Charles Laughing With His Sons As He Lifts Prince Harry Onto Prince William’s Shoulders
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Princess Diana(L), her sons Harry(2nd L) and William(2nd R), and Prince Charles(R) watch the parade march past as part of the commemorations of VJ Day
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Prince Charles (R), former husband of Diana, their two sons, Harry (C) and William follow the hearse in a Limousine as the coffin of Princess of Wales, makes its way from Saint James’s Palace to Kensington Palace
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry and Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales walk outside Westminster Abbey during the funeral service for Diana, Princess of Wales
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Princes William and Harry and Prince Charles at Diana’s funeral in 1997
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Prince Charles (C) poses for a photograph with his sons Prince William (R) and Prince Harry during their annual skiing holiday in the Swiss alps 2002
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Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall leave a blessing at St. Georges Chapel in Windsor Castle after their civil wedding
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The Prince of Wales, and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, during their wedding blessing at Windsor Castle’s St George’s Chapel in 2005
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Prince Charles on his wedding day to Duchess of Cornwall in 2005
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Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall meet members of the public outside St George’s Chapel in Windsor after the blessing of their civil marriage
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Prince Charles Prince Of Wales 60th Birthday Portrait
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British pop group The Spice Girls, Mel C (L), Emma, (2L) Mel B (C) Gerri, (2R) and Victoria (R) pose with President Nelson Mandela and Britain’s Prince Charles in Pretoria, (3L) November 1. Prince Charles, who is on the second day of his South African visit
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales watch the action during the Braemar Highland Games on September 6, 2014 in Braemar, Scotland.
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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales look at a mobile phone as they watch the athletics at Lee Valley Track during the Invictus Games on September 11, 2014
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The Prince of Wales (left) and the Duchess of Cornwall react as they meet the Army Air Corps mascot, bald eagle Zephyr, during their visit to Sandringham flower show held on the Royal Estate in Norfolk.
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Prince Charles and Camilla tour a Souk as part of their visit to the Middle East
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales views tributes left at the scene of the Finsbury Mosque attack alongside Imam Mohammed Mahmoud who protected the attacker after the incident.
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales feeds an orangutan during a visit to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre, a rehabilitation centre in Malaysia
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The Prince of Wales enters through a door shaped in the style of Dr Who’s Tardis during his visit to Worq Co-working space for Young Entrepreneurs
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Prince Charles chats with an indigenous elder during a traditional Welcome to Country Ceremony on April 9, 2018 in Gove, Australia
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Britain’s Prince Charles wears a mulka string, a feather stringed headband, as he takes part in a traditional welcome ceremony during a visit to Mount Nhulun in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia
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Prince Charles talks on stage at the concert
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Meghan, Duchess of Susbad attend The Prince of Wales’ 70th Birthday Patronage Celebration held at Buckingham Palace
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Britain’s Prince William, Prince Charles, Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Kate Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Andrew and Princess Beatrice at the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
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Doria Ragland, mother of the bride, Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall walk down the steps of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle following the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Windsor
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Meghan, Duchess of Susbad attend The Prince of Wales’ 70th Birthday Patronage Celebration held at Buckingham Palace
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Members of the Royal family stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch a fly-past of aircraft by the Royal Air Force, in London on June 9, 2018 as part of the ceremony of Trooping the Colour.
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Britain’s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (R) arrive to attend the Most Noble Order of the Garter Ceremony at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall during day one of Royal Ascot
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Childhood portrait of the baby Prince Charles in his basket, at Buckingham Palace, London, January 1949.
Getty Images
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The fair-haired and blue-eyed infant Prince was 19 weeks old when photographed and weighed 16lb 2oz.
PA
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Princess Elizabeth holding Prince Charles in his Christening gown with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh behind.
PA
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Prince Charles, later The Prince of Wales, perched on the lap of his father the Duke of Edinburgh, whilst his mother Queen Elizabeth II looks on in the grounds of Windlesham Moor, country home in Surrey of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke.
PA
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Portrait of the prince taken before his third birthday
PA
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The first pictures of the King after his severe lung operation. They were accompanied by Prince Charles and his baby sister, Princess Anne on his 3rd birthday visit to Buckingham Palace.
PA
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The Prince of Wales with his father, the Duke of Edinburgh during a motorboat race up the river Medina at Cowes, Isle of Wight.
PA
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Princess Anne in the arms of Princess Elizabeth, with the Duke of Edinburgh, holding Prince Charles, in the grounds of Clarence House, their London residence.
PA
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Charming third birthday picture of Princess Anne with her brother the Duke of Cornwall.
PA
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Prince Charles keeps a look out on his fourth birthday, as he leans from a window with his indulgently smiling young mother, the Queen.
PA Archive/PA Images
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Prince Charles and Princess Anne play in the sand with a corgi at Holkham Beach, 1957
Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth II with the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, and Princess Anne on the balcony at Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour Ceremony. In the background is Earl Mountbatten, the Duke of Edinburgh’s uncle.
PA
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The Prince of Wales walking to Cheam School in Berkshire.
PA
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Prince Charles walking in Downing Street, Cambridge, UK, 12th October 1967. He is beginning his term at Trinity College.
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The Prince of wales at Cambridge wearing his Trinity College gown
PA
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Prince Charles (centre) wearing a crown and robes after a ceremony where he was invested as the Prince of Wales, with Queen Elizabeth II (left) and the Duke of Edinburgh (right) at Caernarvon Castle, Wales, July 2nd 1969.
Getty Images
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To the delight of youngsters, the Prince of Wales became a disco king today, trying his hand at breakdancing in a discotheque session at Middleton-on-Sea during today’s visit to a Youth Meets Industry course for 300 unemployed, organised by the Prince’s Trust
PA
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Charles, Prince of Wales talks to local people during a tour of Wales, 1969.
Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth II with the Duke of Edinburgh and their sons, left to right, Prince Edward, Prince Charles and Prince Andrew, and daughter Princess Anne with her son Peter Phillips at Balmoral.
PA
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Prince Charles runs out of the surf at Bondi Beach after an early morning swim in 1981
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Prince Charles receives a kiss and a cuddle from bikini-clad Jane Priest, during an early morning swim at Perth’s Cottesloe Beach.
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Prince Charles is presented with the runners-up prize by his mother, the Queen, following his team’s defeat in the Silver Jubilee Cup match against France at Windsor Great Park.
PA
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Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer in the grounds of Buckingham Palace after announcing their engagement.
PA
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Princess Diana wearing the now famous Spencer Tiara on her wedding day to Charles
AP
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles on their wedding day at Buckingham Palace.
PA
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Princess Diana and Prince Charles are shown with their son Prince William during a photo session at Kensington Palace in London in December 1982.
AP
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Prince Charles and Princess Diana With The Newly Born Prince Henry (Harry)
Tim Graham/Getty Images
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Prince Charles Laughing With His Sons As He Lifts Prince Harry Onto Prince William’s Shoulders
Tim Graham/Getty Images
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Princess Diana(L), her sons Harry(2nd L) and William(2nd R), and Prince Charles(R) watch the parade march past as part of the commemorations of VJ Day
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Prince Charles (R), former husband of Diana, their two sons, Harry (C) and William follow the hearse in a Limousine as the coffin of Princess of Wales, makes its way from Saint James’s Palace to Kensington Palace
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry and Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales walk outside Westminster Abbey during the funeral service for Diana, Princess of Wales
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Princes William and Harry and Prince Charles at Diana’s funeral in 1997
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Prince Charles (C) poses for a photograph with his sons Prince William (R) and Prince Harry during their annual skiing holiday in the Swiss alps 2002
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Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall leave a blessing at St. Georges Chapel in Windsor Castle after their civil wedding
AFP/Getty Images
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The Prince of Wales, and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, during their wedding blessing at Windsor Castle’s St George’s Chapel in 2005
PA
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Prince Charles on his wedding day to Duchess of Cornwall in 2005
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Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall meet members of the public outside St George’s Chapel in Windsor after the blessing of their civil marriage
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Prince Charles Prince Of Wales 60th Birthday Portrait
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British pop group The Spice Girls, Mel C (L), Emma, (2L) Mel B (C) Gerri, (2R) and Victoria (R) pose with President Nelson Mandela and Britain’s Prince Charles in Pretoria, (3L) November 1. Prince Charles, who is on the second day of his South African visit
Reuters
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales watch the action during the Braemar Highland Games on September 6, 2014 in Braemar, Scotland.
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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales look at a mobile phone as they watch the athletics at Lee Valley Track during the Invictus Games on September 11, 2014
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The Prince of Wales (left) and the Duchess of Cornwall react as they meet the Army Air Corps mascot, bald eagle Zephyr, during their visit to Sandringham flower show held on the Royal Estate in Norfolk.
Jonathan Brady/PA
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Prince Charles and Camilla tour a Souk as part of their visit to the Middle East
Arthur Edwards/Getty Images
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales views tributes left at the scene of the Finsbury Mosque attack alongside Imam Mohammed Mahmoud who protected the attacker after the incident.
Getty Images
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales feeds an orangutan during a visit to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre, a rehabilitation centre in Malaysia
Chris Jackson/Pool/Getty Images
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The Prince of Wales enters through a door shaped in the style of Dr Who’s Tardis during his visit to Worq Co-working space for Young Entrepreneurs
Yui Mok/Pool/Getty Images
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Prince Charles chats with an indigenous elder during a traditional Welcome to Country Ceremony on April 9, 2018 in Gove, Australia
Getty Images
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Britain’s Prince Charles wears a mulka string, a feather stringed headband, as he takes part in a traditional welcome ceremony during a visit to Mount Nhulun in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia
Reuters
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Prince Charles talks on stage at the concert
PA
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Meghan, Duchess of Susbad attend The Prince of Wales’ 70th Birthday Patronage Celebration held at Buckingham Palace
Getty Images
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Britain’s Prince William, Prince Charles, Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Kate Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Andrew and Princess Beatrice at the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Owen Humphreys/WPA Pool/AP
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
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Doria Ragland, mother of the bride, Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall walk down the steps of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle following the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Windsor
AP
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Meghan, Duchess of Susbad attend The Prince of Wales’ 70th Birthday Patronage Celebration held at Buckingham Palace
Getty Images
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Members of the Royal family stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch a fly-past of aircraft by the Royal Air Force, in London on June 9, 2018 as part of the ceremony of Trooping the Colour.
AFP/Getty Images
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Britain’s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (R) arrive to attend the Most Noble Order of the Garter Ceremony at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London
AFP/Getty Images
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall during day one of Royal Ascot
PA
“I invented a grouse one recently, Coq au vin with grouse, as well as moussaka with grouse, it doesn’t always have to be lamb, in other words groussaka!”
Elsewhere in the magazine, Charles described how endangered red squirrels visit his Birkhall home on the Queen’s Balmoral estate.
He said: “They come into the house at Birkhall and we get them chasing each other round and round the inside.
“If I sit here quietly, they will do so around me. Sometimes when I leave my jackets on a chair with nuts in the pockets, I see them with their tails sticking out, as they hunt for nuts – they are incredibly special creatures.”
Grey squirrels, which arrived from North America in the 19th century, now outnumber native red squirrels by more than 15 to one.
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