Watch as man who went to school with King Charles reveals he has kept clippings of his HAIR for more than 50 years

 

He was speaking as Charles was officially made king at a historic ceremony, following his mother's death on Thursday.

Richard claims he went to the barbershop right after Charles cut his hair and wiped some of the King's hair off the floor as a souvenir.

He told Channel Nine: "Prince Charles was at the time waiting for his haircut and I was waiting for it to be done."

I noticed his hair was falling out on the floor.

It was all he had because he was the first person to have a haircut."

Richard revealed that he "taken a handful of hair" and then put it in an envelope that he has kept ever since.

Then he removed a bit of the hair, saying, "I must say it's a different color than the hair we see today."

He went on to say that Charles was a conservative when he attended school and once caught him smoking - though he didn't tell the principal.

“It was a dark room on the side of our dorm and I was carrying a Marlboro and a seashell came into the boiler room,” he said.

"I don't know if Kamenek called me or not but he said, 'I'm going to get this thanks.'"

"I was pleased that this was as far as he got, for if he had gone any further, I would have ended up in Mr. Hanley's office."

Richard said that despite his homesickness at first, the future king enjoyed his time at Down Under School.

"we will,

I know he thought about it years later, saying he actually really liked her,” he said.

"I think he ended up staying longer than he intended or was initially intended, I must say."

He was asked if he thought at the time that his classmate would be a good king.

'Oh,' he replied, 'I suppose he would be in the same absurdity as his mother.'

"It would be perfect. I'm a big time king. I didn't think the time would come.

I thought, maybe Charles would be too old."

King Charles visited Australia 16 times and in 1983, 10-month-old Princess Diana and William joined him for a visit that drew huge crowds.

He also represented the Queen at state funerals, stole a kiss from an Australian model, and even enjoyed swimming in Bondi Beach.

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At a televised inauguration at St James's Palace, the new king vowed to follow the Queen's "inspired example".

The Cold Stream Guards and State Cavalry trumpeters then played the national anthem.

Three chants were then presented to the new king as the trumpets celebrated the New Testament.

Smoke also filled the air as 41 guns were fired from Hyde Park and 62 into the Tower of London in a stunning salute.

There was also a gun salute at Cardiff Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Gibraltar, Colchester, York and Larkhill near Stonehenge, naval bases at Devonport and Portsmouth, and a number of stations at sea.