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The Prince of Wales has had a remarkable career serving as a general in the Army, admiral in the Navy and even an air chief marshal in the RAF and as a result has scooped a bountiful breast-full of medals he displays at lavish events.
The 69-year-old is of course among many royals who have served in the military including his son, Prince Harry, who fought in Afghanistan and father, Prince Philip, who fought in World War II.
Even his brother, Prince Andrew, fought in the Falklands War.
But unlike the newly married Duke of Sussex and the 97-year-old Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles scooped his acclaimed collection of medals without actually being called to combat.
Here, Express.co.uk takes a closer look at what Prince Charles’s medals are actually for.
In 2001, Prince Charles was awarded the Order of Merit, which recognises distinguished service in the armed forces.
He was also awarded the GCB, also known as the Order of the Bath and formerly he Most Honourable Military Oder of the Bath. Recipients of this acclaimed medal are usually senior military officers or senior civil servants and this was presented to Prince Charles in 1975.
He was also issued the Queen’s Service Order, and was issued to Charles by the government of New Zealand to recognise meritorious services to the Crown or similar services within the public sector. Charles scooped this media in 1983.
In 1953, the Prince was awarded the Queen’s Coronation medal, which is simply dished out in celebration of her appointment as head of the monarchy.
Charles also got given the Queen’s Silver Jubilee medal in 1977 and the Golden Jubilee medal in 2002. Again, both were awarded to him as a celebration of both his mother’s anniversaries as Queen.
Next is the Canadian forces decoration, which was awarded to Charles for auxiliary forces of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1982.
He also got the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration medal which was only awarded to 3,000 people for the contribution they have made to some aspect of New Zealand life.
Finally, Charles was awarded the Knight of Most Noble Order of the Garter.
This, regarded as the most prestigious British order of chivalry and was originally issued to military veterans.
Charles followed family tradition when he served in the military.
During his second year at Cambridge, he trained as an RAF jet pilot.
He was since awarded the highest rank in all his three military careers by his mother.
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