stay with us. >> rose: sally bedell smith is here. the biographer has written books of queen elizabeth, princess diana, the kennedys, and the clintons. her new book is called "prince charles: the passions and paradoxes of an improbable life." prince charles is the longest serving heir to the prichett throne. he's been first in line for off5 years. the book offers an inside look into his childhood, his marriages and life as a king in waiting. i am pleased to have sally bedell smith back at this table. welcome. >> thank you. it's wonderful to be back. >> rose: why is it an improbable life? >> well, you would think when he was born nearly 70 years ago in buckingham palace in 19t 19th century style -- i even have an eyewitness account of when he was three hours old and was presented to the king's court in the ballroom. >> rose: an heir is here. an heir is here. this is give ton me by a friend whose father was a private secretary to the king. >> rose: yeah. so there he was with his nurse with the wimple, and it was like out of the 19t 19th

. ♪ charlie: sally bedell smith is here. biographer has written books about queen elizabeth, princess diana, the kennedys, and the clintons. her new book is "prince charles: the passions and paradoxes of an improbable life." prince charles is the longest-serving heir to the throne. he has been serving for 65 years. the book offers an inside look into his childhood, and his life as a king in waiting. i am pleased to have sally bedell smith back at this table. sally: it is great to be back. when he was born 70 years ago in sort of 19th century style, i have an eyewitness account of when he was three hours old and he was presented to the king's court in the ballroom. charlie: the heir is here. sally: this was given to meet by -- to me by a friend whose father was private secretary to the king. he was there with his nurse with a wimple and it was like out of the 19th century. this is someone who is supposed to walk a straight line and end up sitting on the throne wearing a crown and little did he know how long he would have to w