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.
Camilla Parker Bowles has royal run-in with actress who played her on ‘The Crown’
nypost.com“Queen Consort” hopeful, 74, came face to face with Emerald Fennell — the actress who played Parker-Bowles in Seasons 3 and 4 of Netflix’s “The Crown” — at a reception to celebrate International Women’s Day on Tuesday.Luckily, there seemed to be no hard feelings and they were both chuffed about the royal run-in.“I was nervous I might be thrown in the Tower — but so far, so good,” the 36-year-old Oscar winner joked at the Clarence House event. “[Camilla] has been in the spotlight for a long time and has always weathered it with grace.”The duchess also gushed over the “Promising Young Woman” director and writer in a speech during the bash. “For me, it’s very reassuring to know that if I should fall off my perch at any moment, my fictional alter ego is here to take over,” Parker-Bowles said with good humor. “So, Emerald — be prepared!”“It was particularly nice to meet her today on International Women’s Day because, you know, she does so much for so many particularly female charities,” Fennell told journalist Georgie Prodromou at the party.Actress Olivia Williams will take over the role of an older Camilla for Seasons 5 and 6 of “The Crown.” The last two installments will chronicle the late 1990s and early 2000s of the royal family’s decadeslong tenure.The set of the streaming service’s popular drama had a bit of bad luck last month when about $200,000 worth of prop gemstones, silverware and antiques were taken during filming.One item that thieves jacked was a replica of a rare Fabergé egg that belonged to Queen Elizabeth II’s grandfather, George V, in 1933.
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