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.
Meghan asked 'can we meet halfway' when Charles offered to walk her down aisle
dailystar.co.ukPrince Charles asked Meghan Markle if he could walk her down the aisle at her 2018 nuptials to Prince Harry, she reportedly asked him: "Can we meet halfway?" according to a royal expert.Robert Hardman discussed the events leading up to the Royal Wedding which prompted the Duke of Cornwall to step up and offer to walk his future daughter-in-law down the aisle at St George's Chapel.Meghan's mother Doria Ragland had flown in from California to be at the wedding and was the only member of Meghan's family present following her father's antics just days before the big day.Thomas Markle had been persuaded by a news agency to pose for staged photos which showed him preparing for his daughter's big day.But when the ruse was exposed, he suddenly announced he was not coming to the wedding to spare the couple any further embarrassment - but it then emerged he was in a Mexican hospital being treated for serious heart problems.Eager to save the day for his future daughter-in-law, the Prince of Wales offered to step in and said he would be "honoured" to escort Meghan up the aisle, Hardman wrote in The Daily Mail.
But according to one friend, Meghan simply responded with: "Can we meet halfway?"Hardman wrote: "Here was an indicator that this was no blushing bride, but a confident, independent woman determined to make a grand entrance on her own."The couple have hit the headlines in the four years since their wedding, making the bombshell announcement in 2020 that they would be leaving their roles as senior members of the Royal Family and move across the Atlantic.Subsequently, they took part in an infamous interview with American TV host, Oprah Winfrey, during which a series of controversial allegations against The Firm were made.Though.
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