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 Prince Harry's staff 'in tears of frustration' over Archie row
dailyrecord.co.ukMeghan Markle and Prince Harry's determination to keep the details of their son's birth secret resulted in "tears of frustration and despair", an expert has claimed.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who welcomed Archie Mountbatten-Windsor in May 2019, threw away the rule book when it came to the royal approach used by Prince William and Kate and Prince Charles and Diana.
Harry reportedly became "morbidly obsessed" with keeping the information completely private, but many fans supported their decision, according to the Daily Mail's royal expert Rebecca English.
Reflecting on the time, she writes: "Behind the scenes, matters were so fraught that more than one official — as I know from personal experience — was reduced to tears of frustration.
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