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 had his heart set on one royal home but the late Queen gave it away
dailyrecord.co.ukKing Charles has an impressive portfolio of homes that stretch as far south as Tamarisk House on the Isles to Scilly to the Castle of Mey up in northern Scotland, with a few more fairly new additions to his collection.While many of these official residences are controlled by the Crown Estate, there are some properties such as Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House which are privately owned.Throughout Charles' many years as the Prince of Wales, he has lived in a number of properties but always had his eye on one home that he was particularly fond of.
The home in question is located just a stone's throw from Buckingham Palace and Clarence House and has since been turned over for a new use, OK!
reports.The King's desperation to make the house his home was revealed by the late society diarist Kenneth Rose, who claimed Charles had a deep desire to live at Marlborough House on The Mall but was refused as it had already been leased to the Commonwealth Secretariat in 1965.A series of incredible stories from a range of sources and members of 'the Firm' were revealed in the diaries of the late society columnist Kenneth Rose, which were published after his death.The musings range from secrets about the state of Charles' marriage to Diana from the unbelievable story of the late Queen Elizabeth holding a religious service in a bedroom at Sandringham after staff claimed it was haunted.Extracts of Rose's diary were published in The Daily Mail.After meeting Charles in 1985, he recorded: "Prince Charles would love to live in Marlborough House. ‘I grit my teeth with rage whenever I go to some Commonwealth event there. "But what can one do?
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