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.
Jennifer Connelly, 51, reveals Prince William was not the first British royal she has met
dailymail.co.ukJennifer Connelly has had two British royal experiences that took place 35 years apart.Last week the 51-year-old Hollywood actress met Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton at the royal premiere of her new movie Top Gun: Maverick with Tom Cruise held at London's Leicester Square.And 35-years ago, the beauty met William's mother Princess Diana at the 1986 Royal Command Premiere of her film Labyrinth in London.The acting veteran toldEntertainment Tonight that both experiences were 'special' to her.
Royal hello: Jennifer Connelly told ET that when she met Prince William with his wife Kate Middleton on May 19 at the London Top Gun: Maverick premiere, it was not her first brush with British royaltyOn Monday in NYC when ET asked Connelly if she had ever met other British royals besides William and Kate she said yes. '[In] 1986, yes, for the premiere of Labyrinth, which was a movie I did when I was a teenager,' Connelly shared.The movie, directed by Jim Henson, was about Sarah (played by Connelly) who has work her way through a complicated maze to find her younger brother (played by Toby Froud) and save her from a scary goblin king (played by singer David Bowie).
Eighties party: The beauty met William's mother Princess Diana at the 1986 Royal Command Premiere of her film Labyrinth in London Chit chat:Jennifer, who was a teenager at the time, can be seen chatting with Diana, who was 25-years-old.
Prince William was only four-years-old in 1986 So glam:Diana, who had Prince Charles by her side, was in white lace and satin dress with a pearl choker and matching earringsAnd at that premiere she met one of the most famous royals of all time.'I got to meet William's mom, [Princess] Diana,' added Jennifer.
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