Mistaken for military?

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I think we should be careful about insulting Prince Charles.

I know of at least two people on CT, JeffDG (a Canadian) and BritInCAP (a Briton) who are his future subjects.

Plus, he is Heir to the Throne of many of our allies...the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand among them.

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Prince Charles wears "three leaf" rank, but I have only seen him in Army and Naval uniform...not Air.

Prince Charles must be cavalry, I see he is with his horse 

When he's in the UK He wears the Baton and Crown of a Field Marshal, (also Marshal of the RAF and Admiral of the Fleet).

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Prince Charles wears "three leaf" rank, but I have only seen him in Army and Naval uniform...not Air.

Prince Charles must be cavalry, I see he is with his horse 

No, that's his cow.

Neigh-sayer!

Seriously guys that's his wife... if I called your wife a cow you'd want to kick my @ZZ.

Respect, it's part of being professional.

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When he's in the UK He wears the Baton and Crown of a Field Marshal, (also Marshal of the RAF and Admiral of the Fleet).

Anybody know his last "real" rank when he was a serving officer in Her Majesties Forces?

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Royal Navy Commander seems to be his last "real" promotion.

He's basically "everything" now.

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Royal Navy Commander seems to be his last "real" promotion.

He's basically "everything" now.

I understand that, ceremonial rank aside, reaching O-5 rank is nothing to shake a stick at.

His son's are both O-3's I think, and honorary "Colonel-in-Chief" of some famous British regiments.

I remember Prince William wearing the Shamrock of the Irish Guards at his wedding.

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Privilege aside, he's legit BTDT,

He's a military helicopter pilot and commanded a ship at the end of his service.

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Seriously guys that's his wife... if I called your wife a cow you'd want to kick my @ZZ.

Respect, it's part of being professional.

She acquired the nickname "Camilla the cow" long before Prince Charles divorced Princess Diana, from her fellow British subjects.

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Seriously guys that's his wife... if I called your wife a cow you'd want to kick my @ZZ.

Respect, it's part of being professional.

She acquired the nickname "Camilla the cow" long before Prince Charles divorced Princess Diana, from her fellow British subjects.

That aside, what has she done to afford our insults?

She not a "political" person per say, she's the second wife of the future king. Has she done anything worthy of the insults... other than to love the Prince.

Yes she's not as pretty as Diana, but I don't think she ever loved Charles, it was an arranged marriage.

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Nonetheless...we would have to salute him as an officer of an allied military force - whichever uniform he is wearing at the time.

I think his last "active" rank was as Commander in the RN, Group Captain in the RAF, and Colonel in the British Army.

He also holds the titular rank of Air Commodore of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and many others.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_titles_and_honours_of_Charles,_Prince_of_Wales

I saw a photo of the room(s) in Buckingham Palace dedicated to storing his uniforms...he must have a sizeable group of aides just to do that.

When he was on active service, one of his RAF flight instructors called him "a natural pilot."

He did not fly in action, but his brother, Prince Andrew, flew Sea King helos on active operations in the Falkland Islands War.

Prince William is no longer a serving Flight Lieutenant with the RAF, but Prince Harry is a Captain with the British Army Air Corps and has flown Apache helos on active ops in Afghanistan...as well as visiting our troops at Walter Reed.