King Charles' deadly avalanche escape heightened his awareness of life's 'fragility': expert

King Charles narrowly escaped death — and Britain's royal future almost changed forever. The monarch recently opened up about escaping a 1988 avalanche that killed his close friend, Major Hugh Lindsay, an equerry to Queen Elizabeth II, and seriously injured Patti Palmer-Tomkinson. The 77-year-old held a special event at the Castle of Mey for members of the Assynt Mountain Rescue Team to mark the group's 50th anniversary, The Times of London reported. KING CHARLES CONSIDERED QUEEN CAMILLA 'NON-NE