Prince Charles Off to School in Australia
1966
Prince Charles Off to School in Australia
1966
- NFSA IDPWHBZ0QJ
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormNewsreel, Series
- Year1966
A 17-year-old Prince Charles arrives in Sydney in 1966, greeted by the governor-general and Prime Minister Holt, ahead of a two-term stint at Timbertop, a remote school in central Victoria.
In this Cinesound clip, the young Royal is also seen taking a brief tour of Canberra before jetting off on a boat on his way to Victoria.
Charles was officially proclaimed King, becoming King Charles III, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.
Cinesound Review #1788. NFSA title: 29135
A 17-year-old Prince Charles arrives in Sydney in 1966, greeted by the governor-general and Prime Minister Holt, ahead of a two-term stint at Timbertop, a remote school in central Victoria.
In this Cinesound clip, the young Royal is also seen taking a brief tour of Canberra before jetting off on a boat on his way to Victoria.
Charles was officially proclaimed King, becoming King Charles III, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.
Cinesound Review #1788. NFSA title: 29135
- NFSA IDPWHBZ0QJ
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormNewsreel, Series
- Year1966
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