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Charles' Love Letters Show a Frisky Sailor

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 24, 2009 1:38 PM CDT
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(Newser) – His personal life may now have all the sex appeal of tea in tweed, but once upon a time Prince Charles was a randy sailor writing risque letters to "exciting ladies (who) lurk behind bushes in order to pounce on unsuspecting naval officers … !" Six such letters, believed to have been written to a secretary at a British consulate in the late '70s, are up for auction on eBay starting at $30,000, the Guardian reports.

The correspondence show Charles as a playful, flirtatious naval officer—albeit one whose eventual nuptuals weighed on him. "Making a mistake is, frankly, something which concerns me enormously and I still think my solution of marrying a girl from each Commonwealth country is the best one!" the prince joked in one letter.

Britain's Prince Charles, front, and Ecuador's Foreign Minister Fander Falconi, right, arrive at the presidential palace in Quito, Sunday, March 15, 2009.
Britain's Prince Charles, front, and Ecuador's Foreign Minister Fander Falconi, right, arrive at the presidential palace in Quito, Sunday, March 15, 2009.   (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Britain's Prince Charles, front, and Chile's President Michelle Bachelet review the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Monday, March 9, 2009.
Britain's Prince Charles, front, and Chile's President Michelle Bachelet review the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Monday, March 9, 2009.   (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)
Britain's Prince Charles waves after a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Quito, Sunday, March 15, 2009.
Britain's Prince Charles waves after a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Quito, Sunday, March 15, 2009.   (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
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NxBigmouthery
Mar 24, 2009 7:56 AM CDT
'Nuptuals'? Nuptials, surely?

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