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.
King Charles and his secret trips to Billy Connolly's castle to laugh the night away with comics
dailyrecord.co.ukMonty Python star Eric Idle has opened up about his meetings with King Charles at Billy Connolly's Scottish Highlands castle home where he provided him with some good comedic 'therapy' to help him escape the pressures of royal life.The 81-year-old actor is known to have a good relationship with beloved Scots comedian Sir Billy, who previously owned the luxurious Candacraig House, which is located near Strathdon in Aberdeenshire, just 16 miles from the Royal Family's Aberdeenshire estate at Balmoral.In a new interview with The Australian Women's Weekly, Eric revealed that he and a bunch of their famous comic friends would gather at Billy's home and the then Prince Charles would call up the 'Big Yin' and invite himself round for dinner.He disclosed to the magazine: "We would all go up to Billy Connolly and Pamela Stephenson's home in Candacraig.
He used to call it 'Pamelot'."It wasn't far from Balmoral. And there might be me and Robin Williams and Steve Martin and Eddie Izzard.
And then [King] Charles would call up Billy and said, 'I hear you've got some very funny people over. Can I come to dinner?'"He'd come, and the comedians would just let loose and he would laugh and laugh because, if you have to spend all day with people calling you sir and creeping around, it's really refreshing to have people just treat you as a human being.
I think it was good therapy for him."Eric then went on to reveal how he felt a sympathy for the then future monarch and the pressures he faced.
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