The prince attended Gordonstoun School, a boarding academy in Moray, Scotland. The school has a 200-acre woodland campus, and it is within walking distance to the beaches of the Moray Firth.
Castle Mey is located in Caithness, on the north coast of Scotland. It was the home of Queen Elizabeth II’s mother, the Queen Mother, with whom Prince Charles was particularly close.
He enjoys painting at a pond in Helmsdale, Scotland, where he also fishes, according to The Telegraph.
Balmoral Castle is located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and is owned by Queen Elizabeth II. The home was first purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852.
Queen Elizabeth spends her summer holidays at Balmoral, and it is believed to be her favorite residence.
“I think Granny is the most happy there. I think she really, really loves the Highlands,” said Princess Eugenie in the documentary “Our Queen at Ninety.”
He was taught by some of Britain’s most famous artists, including John Napper, John Ward, Hugh Casson, Edward Seago, and Derek Hill, according to The Telegraph.
His work has been shown by the Royal Collection Trust. He also had a large exhibition at Buckingham Palace for his 70th birthday.
In 1980, he and Hugh Maxwell Casson published a children’s book, “The Old Man of Lochnagar,” which is about an old, cave-dwelling man who meets a Scoticus, a bubble-blowing god of the sea.
In 2018, he praised “unsung” work by nurses and highlighted the work of those who treated victims of the Grenfell Fire, in which 71 people died when a residential building caught fire.
In 1989, the Prince and his wife, Princess Diana, visited Hong Kong to open the Cultural Center, a $600 million complex on the waterfront at Tsim Sha Tsui.
In 1986, Prince Charles and Princess Diana visited Kyoto, where they visited temples, Zen gardens, and partook in a tea ceremony, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Klosters in Switzerland is Prince Charles’ favorite ski resort, according to the Daily Mail.
In 2018, he celebrated 40 years of skiing at Klosters with a private party. In 1988, he narrowly escaped an avalanche there. The Daily Mail reported him saying: “I’ve never forgotten the sound of it. The whole mountain apparently exploding outwards … vast clouds of snow. I thought to myself My God, the horror …”
Arkle is a mountain in Sutherland, in the far northwest corner of the Scottish Highlands. Much of the mountain is made up of Cambrian quartzite, which gives it a glistening appearance when seen up close.
The royal family has a home in Dersingham where they often spend Christmas.