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.
David Dimbleby addresses fears over Queen missing Jubilee as he says 'future is uncertain'
express.co.ukthe Queen, 96, were to be absent from her own platinum jubilee. He went on to admit that the future looked “uncertain” as the monarch is now in her nineties.
David spoke out when asked about the Queen’s attendance at her service on the next bank holiday weekend, which takes place between Thursday 2 and Sunday 5 June.
David said: “I’m an optimist and I’m sure she will be there. “Last week she opened the Elizabeth Line and went to the Windsor Horse Show, looking fighting fit. “If for any reason she isn’t, I assume Prince Charles will step into her place and the service will go on exactly as it’s arranged, just with her absent, which would be sad.”The BBC legend went on to give his thoughts on whether there would be any extra emotion given to the proceedings, considering the monarch’s advancing years.
David explained: “It’s a very significant moment and the future is uncertain territory. “She is a very religious woman and I’m sure the service will be, for her, a very significant event. “I think, in a strange way, it matters to her as much as it matters to the British public as a whole, because it marks 70 years of what she dedicated herself to, the promise she made to serve.”The Queen was just 27 years old when she was crowned at her coronation on June 2, 1953.She had watched her father King George VI, being crowned king at London's Westminster Abbey 16 years earlier in 1937 when she was only 11.
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