Years later, the royal family attended countless events. Here, Princess Diana, her sons Harry and William, and Prince Charles attend a parade commemorating VJ Day in 1995. The boys seemed to be having a wee bit of craic!
Mystery and intrigue have followed almost all members of the royal family throughout the years and Prince Charles is no exception.
His marriage to Princess Diana in 1981 was immediately put under scrutiny by the public due to his relationship with ex-girlfriend Camilla, who he went on to marry in 2005.
He has often associated himself with celebrities through his charity work. This has earned him a spot in numerous headlines, most notably his meeting with the Spice Girls in 1997 when Geri Halliwell reportedly kissed the Prince's cheek and pinched his bum, thus breaking every kind of royal protocol.
In addition to being a hit with the press, Charles has spent years working with The Prince's Trust, which he founded in 1976.
The charity focuses on helping young people; their aim is to "help 13 to 30 year-olds who are unemployed or struggling at school to transform their lives."
These days, Charles continues to travel the world as ambassadors of the royal family, continuing his work with the armed services and conducting Investitures at Buckingham Palace.
This week, the Prince is visiting our fair aisle to try his hand at hurling, visit with President Higgins and nurture Britain and Ireland's relationship throughout the tricky Brexit process.
We're taking the opportunity to look back at the Prince's exceptional life, and stylish time, through pictures.
Prince Charles meets Beyoncé at the 'Fashion Rocks' concert and fashion-show, in aid of The Princes Trust in 2003Former South African President Nelson Mandela shares a giggle with Charles at the People's Party in 2002.The Prince of Wales is greeted with a hongi during the 'Tea With Taranaki' in New Zealand in 2015.The Prince of Wales meets Victoria and David Beckham at the Princes Trust Capital FM 'Party in the Park' 2000.The Prince of Wales receives His Holiness the Dalai Lama at London's Clarence House in 2012.Lady Diana, Princess of Wales and Charles, Prince of Wales married in St Paul Cathedral in London on the 29th of July, 1981.Charles talks with Donald Trump and Melania during a reception at the Museum of Modern Art in 2005.The Prince of Wales marries for the second time. In 2005, Charles wed Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in Windsor.Prince Charles attended university, rather than immediately joining the Armed Forces. In 1967 he arrived at Trinity College, Cambridge. (Yeah, we didn't know that was the official name either).Prince Harry poses with Victoria Beckham as Sporty Spice aka Mel C wipes lipstick from Prince Charles' cheek (!) before The Spice Girls performed in Johannesburg in 1997.Diana and Charles watch an official event during their first royal Australian tour in 1983.Prince Charles and Camilla walk with Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina in the gardens at Aras an Uachtarain May 10th 2017.Camilla, Charles, baby George, William, Kate and Queen Elizabeth II watch the fly-past from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in 2015.From his marriage to Princess Diana to those infamous photos with the Spice Girls, Prince Charles has always been a constant source of interest to the public.Cheryl Cole and Kimberley Walsh meet Prince Charles during The Prince's Trust 'Celebrate Success' Awards in 2011.Always the military man. Prince Charles salutes Cadets and volunteers from the Cadet forces during the Cadet150 Royal Review in 2010.Prince Charles greets cast members from Great Britain''s longest running soap opera, 'Coronation Street' in 2000.The royals love their polo. Prince William, Prince Harry and Prince Charles share a joke with English Polo player Luke Tomlinson in 2003.Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles watch the action during the Braemar Highland Games in 2014.Charles introduces Kate Middleton to The Prince's Trust in 2012.
