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 and Harry will not join Royals in Queen's procession at final engagement
mirror.co.ukMeghan Markle and Prince Harry will not join other members of the Royal Family for the Queen's procession at their final ever engagement.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey this afternoon, along with the Queen, Prince Charles, Prince William and Kate.
They will be led to their seats with the rest of the guests rather than waiting for the Queen's arrival and walking through the church with the monarch as they did last year.
They will arrive after the Earl and Countess of Wessex, who will also be escorted to their seats. Prince Charles, Camilla, the Cambridges, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other senior figures are part of the procession.
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