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.
Inside Royal Family's £14bn property empire including Ascot and 17 shopping centres
ok.co.ukThe world is ever curious about royal lifestyles. With films like Mrs Brown, The Queen and The Young Victoria being massive hits, it’s clear the Windsors have even the most ardent republicans showing interest.
Indeed, 73 million households across the globe tuned in to Netflix’s The Crown.There are 23 royal residences, both official and privately owned, currently in use by senior members of the Queen’s family.They range from Clarence House in London, where Prince Charles and Camilla live, to neighbouring St James’s Palace, where the likes of Princess Beatrice and the Princess Royal have apartments, through to Bagshot Park, near Ascot, the Earl and Countess of Wessex’s country pile, and Thatched House Lodge in Richmond Park, the home of the Queen’s cousin Princess Alexandra.
A further 120 castles, lodges and grand homes across the UK have also served as royal residences over the years. Balmoral and Sandringham in Norfolk are personally owned by the family and passed down through the generations, while other homes, including Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, are owned by the Crown Estate.
As such, they belong to each monarch during their reign but aren’t theirs to sell (think of it like Downing Street being home to Prime Ministers during their term in office).
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