FILE – In this July 18, 1949 file photo, Prince Charles, foreground left, the eight-month-old son of Princess Elizabeth of England, left, and his father Philip, poses for a photo, on the Windlesham Moor, their summer residence, in Ascot, England. Prince Charles is readying the paperwork to claim his pension when he turns 65 Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, but he still hasn’t started the job he was born to do. (AP Photo, File)
Britain Prince Charles
FILE – In this Dec. 15, 1948 file photo, Britain’s Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, holds her son Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, following his christening. Seated at right is her grandmother Queen Mary, the mother of her father, King George VI, background. Prince Charles is readying the paperwork to claim his pension when he turns 65 on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, but he still hasn’t started the job he was born to do. (AP Photo, Pool, File)
Britain Prince Charles
FILE – In this Nov. 13, 1947 file photo, Britain’s Prince Charles poses at Buckingham Palace, in London. Prince Charles is readying the paperwork to claim his pension when he turns 65 on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, but he still hasn’t started the job he was born to do. (AP Photo, File, Pool)
Britain Prince Charles
FILE – In this 1969 file photo, Britain’s Prince Charles, the Prince Of Wales poses for a photo dressed in his investiture regalia. Prince Charles is readying the paperwork to claim his pension when he turns 65 on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, but he still hasn’t started the job he was born to do. (AP Photo/Pool, File)
Britain Prince Charles
FILE – In this Feb. 24, 1981 file photo, Britain’s Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer pose following the announcement of their engagement. Prince Charles is readying the paperwork to claim his pension when he turns 65 on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, but he still hasn’t started the job he was born to do. (AP Photo/Pool, File)
Prince Charles, Princess Diana
FILE – In this July 29, 1981 file photo, Britain’s Prince Charles kisses his bride, Princess Diana, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London, after their wedding. Prince Charles is readying the paperwork to claim his pension when he turns 65 on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, but he still hasn’t started the job he was born to do. (AP Photo, Pool, File)
Britain Prince Charles
FILE – In this June 22, 1982 file photo Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, poses with his wife Princess Diana and their newborn son Prince William, as they leave St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London. Prince Charles is readying the paperwork to claim his pension when he turns 65 on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, but he still hasn’t started the job he was born to do. (AP Photo/John Redman, File)
Britain Prince Charles
FILE – In this file photo taken on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1992, Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana, look their separate ways, during a memorial service on their tour of South Korea. Prince Charles is readying the paperwork to claim his pension when he turns 65 on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, but he still hasn’t started the job he was born to do. (AP Photo/File)
Britain Prince Charles
FILE – In this Saturday, April 9, 2005 file photo, 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. Prince Charles is readying the paperwork to claim his pension when he turns 65 on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, but he still hasn’t started the job he was born to do. (AP Photo/ Alastair Grant, Pool, File)
Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Prince William
FILE – In this file photo dated Aug. 31, 2007, Britain’s 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. Prince Charles is readying the paperwork to claim his pension when he turns 65 on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, but he still hasn’t started the job he was born to do. (AP Photo/Leon Neal, Pool, File)
Britain Prince Charles
FILE – In this Monday, July 22, 2013 file photo, Britain’s 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 Monday July 22. Prince Charles is readying the paperwork to claim his pension when he turns 65 on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, but he still hasn’t started the job he was born to do. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
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Prince Charles turns 65 on Thursday, the usual retirement age for British workers, but he’s still waiting to take up the job he has been destined for since birth.
The eldest son of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has been heir to the throne for more than 60 years. Over the decades of waiting, he has become known for his strong opinions on topics such as education, architecture, religion, the environment, organic food and homeopathy.
Here’s a gallery of images, from the prince’s childhood to the present day.
