[press release]
Royal Mail Issues Stamps To Commemorate 70th Birthday Of Hrh The Prince Of Wales
Issued: November 14, 2018
- Six stamps show HRH The Prince of Wales undertaking official duties and with family members
- Images include a new portrait of The Prince with HRH The Duke of Cambridge and HRH The Duke of Sussex in RAF uniform, taken at the recent RAF centenary commemorations
- HRH The Prince of Wales is the eldest son of Her Majesty The Queen and the Heir to the Thrones of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms. He is also the future Head of the Commonwealth
- Prince Charles Philip Arthur George was born on 14 November 1948, the first-born child of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh
- He became Heir Apparent and Duke of Cornwall aged three, following his mother’s accession to the Throne
- The stamps are available now to pre-order from www.royalmail.com/princeofwales and go on general sale from Thursday 14 November by phone on 03457 641 641 and in 7,000 Post Offices throughout the UK
Royal Mail has announced the release of a set of stamps to commemorate the 70th birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales.
The stamps, contained within a special miniature sheet, depict The Prince undertaking official duties and with his family. One of the stamps includes a new portrait of The Prince with The Duke of Cambridge and The Duke of Sussex in RAF uniform, taken at the recent RAF centenary commemorations at Buckingham Palace. The Prince of Wales is Marshal of the Royal Air Force.
Other images show: a portrait of The Prince of Wales; an image of The Prince of Wales with The Duchess of Cornwall; The Prince of Wales and his sons at Cirencester Park Polo Club; The Prince of Wales at the Castle of Mey and The Prince of Wales greeting school children during a visit to Llancaiach Fawr Manor, in Wales.
The Prince of Wales is the eldest son of Her Majesty The Queen, the Heir to the Thrones of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms. He is also the future Head of the Commonwealth.
Prince Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor was born on 14 November 1948. Aged three, he became Heir Apparent and Duke of Cornwall following his mother’s accession to the Throne.
His investiture as Prince of Wales in 1969 was followed by a career in the Royal Navy until 1976 when he assumed full-time royal duties in support of The Queen. During that same year he started his first charity, The Prince’s Trust, with the help of £7,500 in Royal Navy severance pay.
Royal Mail spokesperson Philip Parker said, “Royal Mail is proud to release this six-stamp tribute to HRH The Prince of Wales, featuring delightful images of the Prince and his family.”
The stamps are available now at www.royalmail.com/princeofwales and on general sale by phone on 03457 641 641 and in 7,000 Post Offices throughout the UK.
Stamp By Stamp
- Portrait of HRH The Prince of Wales (photo credit © Hugo Burnand)
- HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall (photo credit © Clarence House)
- HRH The Prince of Wales with his sons, HRH The Duke of Cambridge and HRH The Duke of Sussex (photo credit © Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
- HRH The Prince of Wales and his sons at Cirencester Park Polo Club (photo credit © Barry Batchelor/PA Archive/PA Images)
- HRH The Prince of Wales at the Castle of Mey (photo credit © John Paul)
- HRH The Prince of Wales greets school children during a visit to Llancaiach Fawr Manor (photo credit © Camera Press London)
