The King reflected on a near-death experience that killed one of his closest friends during an anniversary event this week. © PA King Charles reflected on his 'near miss' this weekTeam leader Ben Dyson said after Monday's event that "(The King) spoke of the near miss he had in that avalanche in the context of the dangers mountains contain. The King, then Prince Charles, was skiing off-piste above Klosters in Switzerland on 10 March 1988 when trouble occurred. His funeral took place on 17 March 1988 at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, with the Queen, Charles, Diana, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and Sarah Ferguson in attendance. The King remains the patron of the Braemar Mountain Rescue Team, a role once held by his late father, Prince Philip.