Charles ready for pension, still waiting for job
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="qualifies">qualifies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> 65 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="heir">heir</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="monarch">monarch</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1952, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> 3. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</span>-<span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="heir">heir</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="overtaking">overtaking</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Victoria">Victoria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="VII">VII</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="George">George</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Kate">Kate</span>.</p><p><span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="entitled">entitled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 110 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> ($175) <span word="per">per</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="fund">fund</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="enjoys">enjoys</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="Duchy">Duchy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cornwall">Cornwall</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1337 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heir">heir</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="prince">prince</span>, <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Camilla">Camilla</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="queen">queen</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Little">Little</span>, <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="editor">editor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Majesty">Majesty</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="momentous">momentous</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>".</p>
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