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 III's private jet bringing the new monarch back from Scotland after the Queen's death. More than a hundred well-wishers gathered at RAF Northolt in west London to watch the landing his jet, King Charles III back from Scotland, marking the first time that the former Prince of Wales set foot on English soil as the new king.According to FlightRadar24, 153,000 users were tracking flight KRH20R as it touched down at RAF Northolt at 1.35pm this afternoon (Friday, September 9). READ MORE: Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96 leaving nation in mourning for longest reigning monarchTwo police helicopters circled the base as the new monarch and the Queen Consort disembarked from the aircraft.Prince Charles – as he then was – had been at his mother’s bedside in her last moments, having fortunately been in Scotland on official business when the Queen’s health took a turn for the worse.As King he boarded the Embraer Legacy 600, flight number KRH20R, as it made the historic 65-minute journey bringing the new monarch to the capital.He is due to meet with the Prime Minister, Liz Truss, before making his first speech as King at 6pm this evening.
Other close relatives of Her Majesty, such as Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, Prince William and Prince Harry, had been told of royal medics’ concerns and were racing to the Royal Family's Scottish palace, where the Queen based herself in her final days, but weren’t able to reach the remote Aberdeenshire castle in time.
Senior royals will have duties to perform in Scotland in the coming days when the Queen’s coffin begins its journey back to the capital but Prince Harry was spotted leaving Balmoral this morning.
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