I'm not all that worried to tell the truth, all indications are that Charles will be too old to ascend to the throne by the time his mother passes on. It is likely that it will go to young Wills. And he is showing signs of being modest and restrained like his great grandfather. All may yet be well.
But let's give Charles his due. He was the only world leader to tell Jiang Xemin to get stuffed and refuse to meet with him on moral grounds.
Regards, Ivan
Perhaps Wills will turn out to be one of the dedicated Windsors. I hope so. I've argued with Britons on FR whose individual attitudes I didn't like, but at bottom I believe that our political tradition is a gift of British history to which we have added our own developments.
I don't think the admittedly shining moment in Charles's career that you mention outweighs his general foolishness. When is the eldest child of the reigning monarch "too old" to succeed to the throne? Of course, if the Queen takes after her Mum, Charles may be in deep personal conversation with his Maker well before that becomes an issue.