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.
‘I have over 12,000 items of royal memorabilia - more than anyone in the world’
ok.co.uk"Pulling down my rare oil painting of the Duke of Kent, valued at £60,000, I felt a swell of pride. “Never mind Queen Elizabeth, I should be crowned queen of my own royal collection!” I laughed to my husband John, 66, a farmer.
With 12,000-plus items of memorabilia, I’m the extremely proud owner of the largest collection in the world. We’re throwing a big party at our farm in Weardale, County Durham, on Jubilee night, and John was helping me get things ready.
Picking through choice royal mementos – my favourite being a framed napkin used on a flight by Prince Charles in 1977 to Teeside Airport, where he only landed because of fog – I turned to John and grinned.
I may have been a magistrate for 30-odd years, but I don’t need to consult with the rest of the bench on this one. My verdict is that the Platinum Jubilee – for Elizabeth the Great as I like to call her – will be the best yet.
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