Britain's Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) holds her son Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, following his christening on Dec. 15, 1948. Seated at right is her grandmother Queen Mary, the mother of her father, King George VI, background.
Prince Charles, 2012
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, inspects a royal guard at Garden Island Naval Base on Nov. 9, 2012, in Sydney, Australia. The prince, heir to the British throne, celebrated his 64th birthday Nov. 14 while on a tour of Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand to mark the Diamond Jubilee of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Charles, 1951
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pose with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne at Clarence House, the royal couple's London residence, in August 1951. The couple later had two more sons, Andrew and Edward.
Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, 1953
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waves from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, following her coronation at Westminster Abbey in London on June 2, 1953. Also waving are the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, is seen far right.
Prince Charles, 1957
Prince Charles poses at Buckingham Palace, in London on Nov. 13, 1957.
Prince Charles, 1969
Britain's Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales poses for a 1969 photo dressed in his investiture regalia.
Prince Charles, 1969
Britain's Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, in the uniform of the Colonel in Chief of the Royal Regiment of Wales, salutes at the Regiment's Colour presentation, at Cardiff Castle in Wales on June 11, 1969.
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, 1981
Britain's Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer pose following the announcement of their engagement on Feb. 24, 1981.
Prince Charles and Diana, 1981
Prince Charles and his bride, Diana, Princess of Wales, smile as they ride back to Buckingham Palace in a 1902 State Postillion Landau after their wedding at London's St. Paul's Cathedral, July 29, 1981.
Prince Charles and Diana, 1981
Britain's Prince Charles kisses his bride, Princess Diana, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London after their wedding on July 29, 1981.
Prince Charles, Diana and Prince William, 1982
Britain's Prince Charles poses with his wife, Princess Diana, and their newborn son, Prince William, as they leave St. Mary's Hospital in London on June 22, 1982.
Royal family portrait, 1984
The Prince and Princess of Wales, Charles and Diana, pose for a family portrait with their sons, Prince William, right, and Prince Harry, at Kensington Palace in London on Oct. 6, 1984. Prince Harry was born on Sept. 15. Prince William was born June 21, 1982.
Prince Charles and Diana, 1992
Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana, look their separate ways during a memorial service on their tour of South Korea on Dec. 20, 1992.
Royal family, 1995
Princess Diana, Prince Harry, Prince William and Prince Charles watch the parade march past as part of the commemorations of VJ Day on Aug. 19, 1995, in London.
Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry, 1997
Prince Charles, right, accompanies his sons Prince William, left and Prince Harry after they arrived at Kensington Palace to view tributes left in memory of their mother, Princess Diana, in London, Sept. 5, 1997.
Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry, 1997
Prince Charles, the former husband of Diana, Princess of Wales, and their two sons, Harry, center, and William, wait in front of Westminster Abbey in London after the funeral ceremony for Diana on Sept. 6, 1997.
Prince Charles, 2001
Princes William and Harry and Prince Charles appear with The Queen Mother during celebrations to mark her 101st birthday Aug. 4, 2001 in London.
Prince Charles and Camilla, 2005
Britain's Prince Charles and his bride Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, leave St George's Chaple in Windsor, England, following the church blessing of their civil wedding ceremony on April 9, 2005.
Prince Charles, Prince Harry and Prince William, 2007
Prince Charles, left, Prince Harry, center, and Prince William, right, arrive for the Memorial Service for Diana, Princess of Wales at the Guards' Chapel in central London on Aug. 31, 2007.
Prince Charles, Prince William and Kate, 2011
Britain's Prince Charles, right, walks with Prince William followed by his wife, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (unseen), as they make their way to Buckingham Palace for an evening reception on April 29, 2011, in London.
Royal family, 2012
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh are joined by members of the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony and the Horse Guards Parade on June 16, 2012 in London.
Prince Charles, 2013
Prince Charles arrives at St. Mary's Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London, where Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to a baby boy on July 22, 2013.
Prince Charles, 2013
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attend the annual Braemer Highland Games at The Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park on Sept. 7, 2013, in Braemar, Scotland.
Prince Charles and Camilla, 2013
Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visit a Mumbai mobile creche during day 4 of an official visit to India on Nov.r 9, 2013, in Mumbai, India.