London: Britain’s Prince Charles, who has been heir to the throne for more than six decades, celebrated his 70th birthday with a tea party and a banquet in Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
The Twitter account for Clarence House, Charles’s official residence, featured flying balloons and a slideshow of pictures from throughout the prince’s life to mark the occasion.
Charles also edited an edition of Country Life to mark his birthday.
The prince has spent a lifetime forging his own path during a record wait for the throne, overshadowed by public adulation for his mother.
He has battled a string of public relations headaches and accusations of being cold towards his first wife Diana as well as of interfering in political affairs.
Charles sees himself as a “dissident” working against the prevailing political consensus, according to his former spin doctor Mark Bolland. (AFP)
