Prince Charles On Being The Next King: Not Job, But A Role

Prince Charles considers his position as a role not a job.

A 1983 documentary "Charles and Di: In Private In Public" has resurfaced. It explores how the Prince of Wales dealt with numerous royal engagements and his thoughts on being the future monarch.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana had tons of royal events to attend. In fact, Buckingham Palace had to employ an administrative team for them to help them set their royal agenda and organize their weekly calendars. A total of 40 staff were hired for the couple.

According to the documentary (via Express), "The prince doesn't say he has a job, he says he has a role. The accumulation of causes and duties and preferences compressed into a timetable."

Prince Charles' assistant private secretary, David Roycroft, was responsible for taking a first look at the invitations. He had to prioritize the most important ones as some requests could not fit into the timetable. In fact, the heir was forced to skip some engagements due to overlapping schedules.

Speaking of Prince Charles' role, he and Camilla Parker Bowles are set to tour Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria. Clarence House confirmed that the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall would visit The Gambia ahead of Prince Charles' 70th birthday to celebrate the country's return into the Commonwealth in February this year.

Prince Charles and Camilla will be welcomed by the President of The Gambia, His Excellency Mr. Adama Barrow, at a ceremony in McCarthy Square in the Capital City of Banjul.

According to Sharnaz Shahid, a journalist for Hello!, this is Prince Charles first visit to The Gambia. Prince Charles is doing this at the request of the British Government.

"Their Royal Highnesses' visit will celebrate the UK's historic ties with these three Commonwealth nations, and also our dynamic contemporary partnerships with each of them in areas ranging from business to the arts, defence co-operation to medical research," Scott Furssedonn-Wood, Prince Charles' deputy private secretary said.

"The tour will also highlight the people-to-people links between our countries and the invaluable contribution they make to our shared prosperity and security."

In related news, Queen Elizabeth and Camilla are both hosting separate events to celebrate Prince Charles 70th birthday in November. There are rumors that the two are competing in giving the future king a posh celebration.