From the beginning of his education, King Charles was setting new precedents for royal schooling options.
While Queen Elizabeth’s instructors came to her, Charles started attending school just before he turned eight.
As a teen, Charles went to Gordonstoun in Scotland.
Charles attended Cambridge’s Trinity College from 1967 to 1970.
Unlike the U.S., UK universities frequently offer three-year programs, so Charles completed his studies on schedule.
Years earlier, his grandfather, King George VI, had briefly gone to Cambridge.
However, George VI segued into full-time royal work before completing a degree.
Charles appreciated the opportunity and made the most of his college experience.
In 1968, he began performing in comedies on campus.
Some of the lines Charles delivered were his own creative efforts.
The then-prince also wasn’t afraid to wear outlandish costumes or engage in slapstick humor.
“That’s the closest I have been to high treason.”
In June 2021, the then-Prince of Wales took a short jaunt to support the British Asian Trust.
Like a lot of college students, Charles was working part-time.
However, in his case, he was working for the royal Firm and undertaking some overseas tours.
“That he has managed to do so much work … shows a rare degree of concentration.”
By 1975, the then-prince’s Bachelor of Arts morphed into a Master of Arts.
However, this wasn’t a special favor based on royal status.
Charles' heart-throb status spotlighted the music department
During his college days, King Charles played cello.
“I tried,” he explained to Simon Armitage in a 2021interview.
“I was a very bad member of the cello section.”
Midway through college, in 1969,Charles reportedly began his first significant romancewith Lucia Santa Cruz.
Although his cello efforts ended when Charles entered the Navy post-graduation, his lifelong passion for music remains.
“It is extraordinary because the sound completely surrounds you,” Charles commented (viaClassic FM).
“It’s that wonderful sensation of being part of an immense whole.”
For most of his adulthood, watercolors have been his favored medium.
However, Charles also dabbled in pottery for a time.
In 2024, one of Charles' college-era clay creations was purchased for a whopping 8,500.
Interestingly, this vibrantly striped goat doesn’t bear Charles' signature.
“Perhaps Charles was inspired by the goat mascot of The Royal Regiment of Wales.”
In contrast, the King’s watercolors are more affordably priced since they’re prints rather than original art.
There’s also a range of price options, from small notecards to larger, limited-edition framed pieces.
