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.
Flashback Friday: When Princess Diana threw herself down the stairs while she was pregnant with Prince William
pinkvilla.comIt’s no secret that Princess Diana and Prince Charles were never a happy couple. We have enough controversies and scandals to support that fact.
While back in the day, people knew that Diana was having a hard time adjusting to the royal lifestyle, no one ever properly understood just how much her dysfunctional personal life and a cold relationship with her husband affected her.
Even though she was chased by the media everywhere she went, Princess Diana never openly discussed what she was going through.
She did share her heart-breaking thoughts with her biographer, Andrew Morton, but only after he promised to keep her secrets under tight wraps.
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