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.
King Charles was said to have been “crushed” after learning Prince Harry was issuing a statement confirming his relationship with Meghan Markle just 20 minutes before its release.
The 74-year-old now monarch, who was still Prince of Wales at the time, was on an important tour of the Middle East in November 2016 and was set for a delicate summit with the King of Bahrain.
But the Duke of Sussex’s statement confirming his relationship with Meghan, 41, eclipsed Charles’ overseas royal engagement.
In the biography Finding Freedom, which details the Sussexes’ decision to quit royal life in 2020, it was claimed the King was blindsided by his son's public statement about his new girlfriend.
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