Prince Charles is 60
As the prince turns 60, Tina Brown believes he and Diana had more in common than they realized.
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A nanny pushes young Prince Charles on his third birthday, November 1951.
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Prince Charles stands between Queen Elizabeth, the queen mother, and Princess Margaret Rose (1930-2002) in the royal box at Westminster Abbey, watching the coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Charles windsurfing, November 1979.
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Charles listens to a delegation during a royal tour of Fiji.
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Queen Elizabeth places the coronet of the prince of Wales on Charles' head during his investiture ceremony, July 1, 1969.
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A close-up of his royal highness, the prince of Wales, dressed in his investiture regalia in 1969.
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Sabrina Guinness and Prince Charles chat at a polo match at Windsor Great Park in August 1979, in Windsor, England.
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Jane Ward With Prince Charles at Smiths Lawn Polo Grounds, Windsor Great Park.
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Charles watches polo at Guards Polo Club, Windsor.
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Prince Charles and Princess Diana on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day, July 29, 1981.
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Prince William is seen with his parents, Charles and Diana (wearing a Vanvelden puritan collar) during their 1983 official visit to New Zealand in April 1983 in Auckland.
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A 1985 photo of Princess Diana and Prince Charles dancing in Melbourne, Australia.
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Princess Diana, Prince Harry, Prince William, and Prince Charles gather for the commemorations of VJ Day, August 19, 1995, in London.
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The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William, Earl Spencer, Prince Harry, and Prince Charles walk outside Westminster Abbey during the funeral procession for Diana, Princess of Wales, on September 6, 1997.
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Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, depart the civil ceremony where they were legally married, at The Guildhall, Windsor on April 9, 2005, in Berkshire, England.
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Charles and Camilla talk before the Academy of Music's 150th Anniversary Concert in Philadelphia, on January 27, 2007.
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Charles meets actor Robin Williams, left, backstage at the Wimbledon Theatre after a charity performance in aid of the Prince's Trust charity, in London, on November 12, 2008.The event is one of a number to celebrate the prince's 60th birthday on November 14.
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Prince Charles poses for an official portrait to mark his 60th birthday, on November 13, 2008, in London.
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