Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is the heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest son of Elizabeth II. He has been Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay since 1952, and he is the oldest and longest-serving heir apparent in British history.
He is also the longest-serving Prince of Wales, having held that title since 1958. Charles was born at Buckingham Palace as the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun schools, which his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had attended as a child. Charles also spent a year at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia.
Alan Titchmarsh’s agonising health battle, 46-year marriage and Prince Charles love
mirror.co.ukAlan Titchmarsh, whose show Love Your Garden returns this evening on ITV, has been a gardening guru for almost 50 years. And the 72-year-old is certainly not planning to hang up his spade any time soon, recently revealing: "I don’t want to retire as I think you need a sense of purpose and a reason to get up in the morning. "So I’ll always be a gardener, I couldn’t do without that.
It’s part of me." The ex-Ground Force star told Wise Living Magazine earlier this year: "I live in a spot which is beautiful and which I hope I've made more beautiful.“ "Beautifying the earth on whatever scale is the most glorious privilege," he continued.
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