Prince Charles: No training to become king (1st Lead)

Nov 20, 2010, 2:51 GMT

Washington - Britain's Prince Charles said his wife Camilla could become queen if he becomes king and described how little preparation he received for royal life in an interview with NBC broadcast Friday.

In a rare interview for NBC's weekly programme Dateline, Charles, 62, spoke about how there was no training or job description when he became Prince of Wales, first in line to succeed the throne after his mother Elizabeth II.

How to become a king was simply not discussed in the family, he said.

'You pick it up as you go along. You watch and learn,' Charles said.

Much of the interview focussed on Charles' self-declared mission as an environmentalist. After the hour-long interview, NBC was to air Charles' latest documentary: Harmony, A New Way Of Looking At Our World, based on his newest book with the same title.

Charles has not previously publicly commented on the status of Camilla, 63, his second wife, if he becomes king. Camilla became Duchess of Cornwall when they married in 2005.

Asked by NBC interviewer Brian Williams if Camilla would become queen, Charles said: 'You know, I mean, we'll see ... but that - that could be,' he said.

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