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.
Gen-Z and millennials are ensuring signet rings are no longer the preserve of the posh
telegraph.co.ukA post shared by Hancocks Signet Rings (@hancocks_signet_rings)Although this is no longer a trend reserved for the privately-educated.
Until a few years ago, young people coming into Hancocks or Ruff’s – a 110-year-old company specialising in signet rings – would usually be the very posh requesting a simple 18-ct gold design emblazoned with the family crest, much like their father or grandfather would have before them.It is an old tradition and as a result, most male Sloanes and members of the aristocracy have one: Prince Charles is often photographed in his, and the 8th Marquess of Bristol allegedly had one for every day of the week.But throughout the Nineties and Noughties, the rings fell out of favour.
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