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Happy birthday, Prince Charles!
The British royal turns 70 Wednesday, and he’s celebrating in style.
Here’s how the prince has been celebrating his birthday and what he still has planned:
Charles had tea Wednesday with a group of people who are also turning 70 this year.
When asked how he felt on his birthday, Charles reportedly said he had some mixed feelings about the milestone.
“It’s rather like indigestion,” he said. ” ‘Many Happy Returns’ are not quite the same as you get older.”
Prince Charles, the longest-serving heir to the British crown in history, will be the oldest monarch ever when he becomes King Charles III, and the one who waited the longest to ascend the throne. At 70, he’s been a constant in British life, almost as much as his mother Queen Elizabeth II. Take a look at Charles in pictures over the years. Here, he visits Commonwealth War Graves on the occasion of a wreath-laying on May 10, 2018.
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Britain’s Prince Charles attends a tea party held at Spencer House in London to celebrate 70 inspirational people marking their 70th birthday this year, in London, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. (Darren Fletcher/Pool Photo via AP) ORG XMIT: LLT105
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He then attended a Buckingham Palace party thrown by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince William and Prince Harry, Duchess Kate and Duchess Meghan were all spotted arriving at the bash. Meghan and Kate both sported intricate updos and statement earrings.
Duchess Meghan leaves Kensington Palace to attend Prince Charles, Prince of Wales’ 70th birthday party at Buckingham Palace in London.
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Princess Beatrice and newlyweds Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank were also in attendance.
Duchess Catherine leaves Kensington Palace to attend Prince Charles, Prince of Wales’ 70th birthday party at Buckingham Palace in London.
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Prince Charles of Wales poses for an official portrait to mark his 70th birthday in the gardens of Clarence House, with Prince George, Duchess Camilla, Princess Charlotte, Duchess Kate, Prince Louis, Prince William, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan on Sept. 5, 2018, in London.
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The prince’s special day kicked off with new family portraits Tuesday. The photos by Chris Jackson show Charles with his wife Camilla, sons Prince William and Prince Harry, their wives Duchess Kate and Duchess Meghan and his grandchildren: 5-year-old Prince George, 3-year-old Princess Charlotte and 6-month-old Prince Louis.
On Wednesday, Charles received a “heartfelt tribute” from the Welsh Guards Band by way of a “Happy Birthday” performed on Buckingham Palace’s front courtyard.
“We Salute you and thank you for your ceaseless support to @BritishArmy personnel and their families,” the British Army in London shared on their Twitter. “Happy Birthday!”
A heartfelt tribute to HRH The Prince of Wales on the forecourt of #BuckinghamPalace this morning by @WelshGuardsBand for #PrinceCharles70 We Salute you and thank you for your ceaseless support to @BritishArmy personnel and their families. Happy Birthday! @ClarenceHouse pic.twitter.com/ee8t7C6Sky
— The Army in London (@ArmyInLondon) November 14, 2018
The prince also shared his environmentalist views in the latest edition of Country Life magazine Wednesday, urging people not to take the natural world for granted but to “think ahead to what our grandchildren will want and need.”
Released today, this week’s issue of Country Life has been guest edited by The Prince of Wales to celebrate his 70th birthday.
The magazine includes contributions from The Duchess of Cornwall and The Duke of Cambridge. pic.twitter.com/aoygUifgrQ
— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) November 14, 2018
Contributing: The Associated Press
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