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.
Antiques Roadshow leaves ex-tennis player in tears over Prince Charles' feathers dress
dailystar.co.ukAntiques Roadshow left professional tennis player Elizabeth James in tears as she reminisced over her career when having her Wimbledon dresses valued.
Liz, who featured as a guest on a recent episode of the BBC program, presented expert Hilary Kay with a dress embroidered with the Prince of Wales feathers as the show stopped off in Dyffryn Gardens near Cardiff, South Wales.
People poured in with ceramics, musical instruments and a Windrush travel chest.But Hilary was left lost for words when she came across guest Liz James, and the tennis dresses she wore in matches alongside Anne Jones.Meeting Liz and being intrigued by her items, Hilary began: "Surrounded by these manicured lawns, it almost feels as if we are at Wimbledon centre court, and that is a place that you know well."Liz agreed: "I do, Hilary, I know it really well, having played for fives years, I feel very blessed that I had a wonderful time."Wanting to know more about Liz's Tennis career, Hilary asked: "When did you first appear as a tennis player at Wimbledon?""1967 in the ladies' doubles and mixed doubles and then 69, 70 and 71 in the singles, doubles and the mixed doubles," she revealed.Stunned at her successful career, talk soon turned to the dresses Liz had brought along: "Wow, now are all of these yours?"Liz explained: "Two are not, the two that aren't are the one in the middle and the one on the table, and they belong to Anne Jones, she gave them to me."Hilary continued: "I suppose the name we think of for dresses for women in tennis (is) Teddy Tinling.
He rose to fame in a rather flamboyant way in the late '40s when he created a dress for a Tennis player which was quite short but had a pair of really frilly lacy knickers under it."And of course,.
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