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.
BBC donate £1.42m proceeds of Diana Panorama interview to charities after apology
ok.co.ukThe BBC has donated a total of £1.42 million to seven charities linked with Princess Diana after its apology over the infamous Panorama interview.
It represents proceeds from the 1995 interview with Diana conducted by then-BBC journalist Martin Bashir, which made global headlines as the Princess of Wales, spoke openly about her marriage to Prince Charles.
She famously told him: "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded".The BBC said the money will be shared equally between Centrepoint, English National Ballet, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, The Leprosy Mission, National Aids Trust, The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and The Diana Award.
It follows the 25th anniversary of Diana's death, aged 36, in a Paris car crash on 31 August. Last year, a report by Lord Dyson concluded the BBC covered up "deceitful behaviour" by Martin, 59, to secure the bombshell interview and led to a call from the Duke of Cambridge for it never to be aired again.The broadcaster previously issued an apology for the "shocking way" the interview was obtained and has now made the donations.
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