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 Markle could accidentally "topple" the British monarchy, a royal author has claimed.Prince Charles may never become King as a reaction to her and Prince Harry's Oprah Winfrey interview is "changing the face of Britain".Anna Pasternak told Vanity Fair: "The Sussexes have sparked something so fundamentally incendiary in this country that it is changing the face of Britain, and I think the monarchy as an archaic institution may well topple."She added the former Suits actress may never return to the UK and Prince Harry and Prince William are like "wounded animals" with an "awful lot of hurt" on both sides following last month's bombshell tell-all.The Sussexes insinuated the Royal Family was racist as they discussed their decision to step.
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