Films: 9 Trail Of The Pink panther As a child at the age of 12 in 1944, Charles met a shape girl Named Simone who had broken into his family's mansion and was scrounging for food. Overjoyed to meet someone else "different" like him, he invited her to live with his family. Simone and Charles soon become fast friends. A natural genius, Charles completed high school at 16. He attends Oxford University (accompanied by Simone, now his foster sister) Friend and Family