![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/charles-was-attacked-and-punched-at-school-by-bullies-who-pulled-his-ears/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1_JS279433086.jpg&description=In a new ITV documentary called Charles: Our New King, a former pupil of Gordonstoun in Scotland, who attended the school at the same time as King Charles says he was targeted by other boys and even attacked during a rugby matchKing Charles III was 'badly bullied' at school reveals ex-schoolfriendKing Charles was "attacked" and "punched" as a teenager by boys wanting to take it out on him, a former schoolmate has revealed. His Majesty attended Gordonstoun, a boarding school in Scotland, from the age of 13, following in the footsteps of his father Prince Philip. He left the school, where pupils used to run around freezing fields and take ice-cold showers, in 1967 with five O-Levels and two A-Levels. Reports have suggested Charles found his school days difficult and famously described the school as "Colditz in kilts". And speaking on a new ITV documentary called Charles: Our New King, John Stonborough, a contemporary of the monarch at the school, revealed how he was often targeted by other boys, who blamed him for the strict rules there. King Charles attended Gordonstoun school as a teenager ( Getty Images) He told the programme: "One of the mistakes that was made when Charles arrived at Gordonstoun was that we were all told he was just to be treated like everybody else. But he wasn't everybody else, was he? He was going to be King of England. "He had a private detective, we didn't have private detectives. And when he came, they strengthened all of the rules and it became a stricter school and I think that some people took it out on him. Charles with his father Prince Philip on his first day at Gordonstoun in 1962 ( PA) Charles attended Gordonstoun - the same school as his father Prince Philip ( Corbis via Getty Images) "I actually witnessed one straight attack on Prince Charles during a rugby game when he was in the scrum and one guy pulled his ear and another guy punched him - right in the scrum. "And there was a little bit of pride that somehow these people managed){kind=link}
In a new ITV documentary called Charles: Our New King, a former pupil of Gordonstoun in Scotland, who attended the school at the same time as King Charles, says he was targeted by other boys and even attacked during a rugby match
King Charles was “attacked” and “punched” as a teenager by boys wanting to take it out on him, a former schoolmate has revealed.
His Majesty attended Gordonstoun, a boarding school in Scotland, from the age of 13, following in the footsteps of his father Prince Philip.
He left the school, where pupils used to run around freezing fields and take ice-cold showers, in 1967 with five O-Levels and two A-Levels. Reports have suggested Charles found his school days difficult and famously described the school as “Colditz in kilts”.
And speaking on a new ITV documentary called Charles: Our New King, John Stonborough, a contemporary of the monarch at the school, revealed how he was often targeted by other boys, who blamed him for the strict rules there.