The future king of England is not perfect.
Prince Charles has lived his whole life in the limelight, it is no wonder he has made a few gaffes along the way.
His marriage to Princess Diana was also heavily scrutinised for their many problems and differences.
Gaffes among the Royal Family were generally made by his father Prince Philip, but Charles has had his fair share of controversial moments.
Charles is the focus of tonight's (August 14) instalment of Channel 4 documentary series The Real Windsors, with his strong views and unorthodox beliefs examined in the episode – titled The Outspoken Heir – airing at 8pm.
But what are the 73-year-old biggest gaffes so far?
Charles' hot mic rant about Nicholas Witchell
In 2005, the BBC's royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell was on the end of Charles' angst at a skiing holiday in the Swiss alps.
In exchange for being left alone for the rest of their holiday, Charles, William and Harry agreed to a photo call.
As Witchell asked a question, Charles was heard muttering to his sons: "Bloody people. I can't bear that man. He's so awful. He really is."
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Charles is believed to regret the incident. Speaking in 2014 about the incident, Mr Witchell said: "There has never been an apology, and why should there be? He was probably quite right. You know, awful man.
"You could take the view it was the best thing that happened to me, because it showed that it is our job as BBC journalists to report fairly and accurately, but not to seek approval. We're not there to be liked."
Joking about being Camilla's tampon
Charles' marriage with Diana very publicly broke down.
Shortly after they separated in 1992, a transcript of a phone conversation between Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles emerged.
Prince Charles was believed to have told her: "Oh stop! I want to feel my way along you, all over you and up and down you and in and out.
"Particularly in and out."
The incident was also dubbed 'Tampongate' due to an odd remark regarding Charles wanting to "live inside" Camilla's trousers.
He joked: "Oh, God. I'll just live inside your trousers or something. It would be much easier!"
Camilla responded: "What are you going to turn into, a pair of knickers? Oh, you're going to come back as a pair of knickers."
Charles then replied: "Or, God forbid, a Tampax. Just my luck!"
The future King is believed to be "deeply ashamed" by the leaked phone call, according to a royal expert.
The Great Chinese Takeaway
In 2006, the Mail on Sunday exposed a 3,000 word document written by Charles about a trip to Hong Kong in which the state was symbolically handed over China.
The document was circulated among friends and titled, 'The Great Chinese Takeaway'. Charles warned of his doubts over the Chinese regime in the document.
He also criticised the "ridiculous rigmarole" and "awful Soviet-style display" of goose-stepping Chinese soldiers.
"At the end of this awful Soviet-style display we had to watch the Chinese soldiers goose-step on to the stage and haul down the Union Jack and raise the ultimate flag," he said.
In the document, Charles moaned about his uncomfortable British Airways seat, while the politicians instead sat in first class, saying "Such is the end of Empire, I sighed to myself."
Charles sued the paper's owners, Associated Newspapers, in response.
*The Real Windsors: Outspoken Heir airs tonight at 8pm on Channel 4
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