PRINCE Charles turns 60 tomorrow with little sign of an end to his long wait to succeed his mother as monarch, even if confidants say he is finally happily married to his true soulmate.
Celebrations including a private concert by singer Rod Stewart have been organised to mark the event, personally supervised by his wife of three years Camilla.
But at an age when most people are considering retirement, the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II who at 82 remains in robust health is still waiting to inherit the role for which he was born.
Nevertheless Penny Junor, who has written a biography of the prince and is regarded as well-informed on his thoughts, dismisses suggestions that he is frustrated by his secondary role.
"I don't think he's bothered about still being the king-in-waiting," she told AFP. "The moment he becomes king he'll have a great sadness because his mother will die, that is the nature of the job, so it has always been something that he has wanted but not wanted.
"I think he also feels that he has still work to do, that there are useful things he can do as Prince of Wales."
Alongside his day-to-day royal visits and duties Charles oversees his Prince's Charities, some 20 non-profit groups including the Prince's Trust, which has given legions of young entrepreneurs a financial start in life.
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