Charles - The Destiny of a Prince — Season 1, Episode 2: The Later Years
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 2 episodes
Episode synopsis
Two-part documentary about the Prince of Wales. As he arrives at what for most people would be a respectable age to retire, Prince Charles is now the oldest heir to the throne ever, having overtaken William IV. Often, almost despite himself, he has b…
About Charles - The Destiny of a Prince
Charles Windsor, heir to the British Crown, remains one of the most publicized figures in the world to this day. But who really is this prince as the ordinary retirement age approaches? Prisoner of a ritual and of obligations which enclose him like a straitjacket, Charles nevertheless knew how to forge a destiny by inventing a role of his own, made of everything except wait-and-see. He is shaking up the establishment, leading his own crusades, freeing his word from constitutional rules that are too rigid for his liking. This prince, so famous, remains to be discovered.