CHARLES
PHILIP ARTHUR GEORGE MOUNTBATTEN- Windsor, the 21st Prince of Wales was
born on the 14th November 1948. He was educated at Cheam, Gordonstoun
in Scotland. Geelong in Australia, Cambridge University and also studied for a
time at the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth. On the 1st
July 1969, at Caernarfon Castle, Her Majesty the Queen invested Prince Charles
as Prince of Wales and the Earl of Chester.
LADY
DIANA SPENCER
was born on the 1st July 1961 and christened at Sandringham, and
spent her childhood at Park House on the Royal Estate which is only a short
distance from Sandringham House. She is the daughter of the ninth Earl Spencer
whose line can be traced to medieval times. Lady Diana was educated at
Riddlesworth Hall, Norfolk, and West Heath in Kent. The Spencer family home is
Althorp, Northamptonshire.
This 25 Pence
Cupro-Nickel Crown coin was issued to commemorate the Royal wedding of Prince
Charles with Lady Diana.