Charles, Prince of Wales

:Prince Charles redirects here. For other people known as Prince Charles, see Prince Charles (disambiguation).

Education

School

Like royal children before him, a governess, Catherine Peebles, was appointed to look after the Prince. The governess was responsible for educating the Prince between the ages of 5 and 8. In a break with tradition, Buckingham Palace announced in 1955, that the Prince would attend school, rather than have a private tutor, the first heir apparent to do so. He first attended Hill House School in West London, and later the Cheam preparatory school in Berkshire which the Duke of Edinburgh also attended.

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Governess - Berkshire

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The Prince finished his education at Gordonstoun, a private boarding school in the North West of Scotland. His father, the Duke of Edinburgh, had previously attended Gordonstoun, becoming head boy. It is often reported that the Prince despised his time at the school, where he was a frequent target for bullies. The Prince would later send his own children to Eton College rather than Gordonstoun.

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Gordonstoun - Scotland - Eton College

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During his time at Gordonstoun the Prince visited Papua New Guinea on a history trip, and followed in his father's footsteps by becoming head boy. He also spent two terms at Geelong Grammar School in Australia. In 1967 he left Gordonstoun with 2 A levels in history and French.

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Papua New Guinea - Geelong Grammar School - 1967 - A levels

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University

Traditionally, the heir to the throne would go straight into the military after finishing school. However, in a break with tradition, Charles attended university at Trinity College, Cambridge where he studied Anthropology and Archaeology, and later History, earning a 2:2 (lower second class degree). Charles was the first member of the British Royal Family to be awarded a degree. He also attended the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he went specifically in order to learn the Welsh language ? the first English-born prince ever to make a serious attempt to do so.

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Trinity College - Cambridge - Anthropology - Archaeology - History - University College of Wales - Aberystwyth

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