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.
Kate Middleton, Prince William, & Their Three Kids Join Queen Elizabeth for Trooping the Colour Balcony Moment!
justjared.comThe Queen, alongside Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton), and their three kids, Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, watch the RAF flyover during the Trooping the Colour parade on Thursday (June 2) in London, England.
The royals who also appeared on the balcony this morning included Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, the Earl and Countess of Wessex with their kids Lady Louise and James, Viscount Severn, Princess Anne and her husband Sir Timothy Laurence, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, and Princess Alexandra.
Find out why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (along with several other royals) were not on the balcony with the Queen today.
If you don’t know, The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is being celebrated this weekend in the UK and Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s ascension to the throne.
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