The Crown Prince Charles Investiture
Prince charles was tutored by edward.
The crown prince charles investiture. In a bid to smooth over relations. An investiture is a. He is the longest serving prince of wales in british history which means no heir has waited longer to become the.
But he had to wait until he was 20 years old to be formally invested in the role in 1969. This year marks the 50th anniversary of prince charless investiture as the prince of wales which the queen will mark. Episode five of the crown s third season focuses on prince charles josh oconnor in the lead up to his investiture as the prince of wales in 1969.
Caernarfon castle where prince charles investiture took place in 1969 was commissioned by king edward in 1283 after he conquered wales and it was here that his son the future king edward ii. Prince charles was formally given the title of prince of wales at the age of 10 in 1958.