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.
Future Queen consort Camilla beams in regal new portrait marking 75th birthday
ok.co.ukAn official portrait of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has been released to mark her 75th birthday. Camilla, who recently celebrated 160 years of Battersea Dogs and Cats home with Amanda Holden, can be seen looking looking relaxed and smiling in the image released for her milestone anniversary, which she is set to celebrate on Sunday 17 July.
In the photograph, the future Queen Consort wears a stunning blue floral dress by Sophie Dundas and can be seen sitting at a garden table with flowers and plants in the background.
A tea cup and saucer sits before her alongside a bowl of peaches in the snap. Camilla, who recently praised her daughter in law Kate Middleton for her special talent, guest edited the latest edition of Country Life magazine and her son, food writer Tom Parker Bowles, who penned a paean to the fruit – the essential ingredient in one of his mother’s favourite desserts peach melba.
Mr Parker Bowles writes: “My mother is a keen grower of white peaches (the subject of this month’s column was very much her idea) and they certainly don’t want for attention.” The picture was taken last month in the gardens of Raymill, Camilla’s retreat in Lacock, Wiltshire, where the photographed peaches were grown.
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