The official Instagram account of the royal family shared a video featuring a young King Charles III. The footage shows a segment from the 17-year-old Charles’s time at Timbertop campus. Notably, the king has just embarked on his first trip since the news of his cancer diagnosis and even paused his treatment.
According to the video description, this is from 1966, when the king spent two terms at Timbertop in the mountains of southeastern Australia. This unique footage is provided by the British Film Institute.
“The co-educational Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School, located near Mansfield in Victoria, combines traditional schooling with outdoor activities like hiking, trail running, skiing, and camping, fostering independence and initiative, as stated in the video post.”
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The post also mentions that the king returned to the campus with his sister, the Princess Royal, in 1970 during an official visit to the country with Queen Elizabeth II and the late Duke of Edinburgh. Royal family supporters are thrilled by this historical video, with comments such as:
- “Yes, please, keep sharing all these wonderful memories. I lve historical footage!”
“King Charles looks so good!”
“What a time! I would have loved to go to school with him and then marry him.”
