Britain's heir to the throne Prince Charles can draw his state pension from Thursday when he turns 65 -- despite having yet to start the job he has eyed for a lifetime.
Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son has endured the longest wait in history by a British heir, and it hasn't been easy.
But as his 87-year-old mother cuts back on her workload, Charles is increasingly taking centre stage.
Fresh from a tour of India, he will take the queen's place Friday at the Commonwealth heads of government summit in Sri Lanka -- an event the monarch, in power since 1952, has only ever missed once.
Twenty years ago Charles was battling calls to give up his right to be king in the wake of lurid revelations of his affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles and split from his glamorous first wife, Diana.
But Charles has slowly won back public acceptance and a majority of his subjects now believe he should become king.
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