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's refusal to mend rift with dad 'irritated' Charles, expert claims
dailystar.co.ukPrince Charles was completely unable to understand Meghan Markle’s toxic relationship with her dad, according to a biographer.Meghan's father-daughter rift could have left even tested the Queen's patience, Tom Bower claims in his new book.Charles was “bewildered” and "never really understood her or what she wanted" regarding the American actress' attitude towards Thomas Markle, Bower claims.READ MORE: Queen said 'thank goodness Meghan isn't coming' to Philip's funeral, author claimsAfter a week when Markle Snr has made several TV appearances criticising his daughter and the Royal Family, an exasperated Prince of Wales asked his son: “Can’t she just go and see him and make this stop?”Prince Harry, Bower claims, made up a series of excuses for Meghan’s failure to prevent her father’s outbursts.He said that Mr Markle’s phone was “not in his possession,” and that his email account was not secure.“Meghan’s excuses irritated Charles and perhaps also the Queen,” Bower says.“The monarch must have found it hard to believe that Meghan could not resolve her differences with Thomas Markle," he writes in his new book Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors."She joined Charles in a conference call with Meghan and Harry.
At the outset, Charles and his mother urged Meghan to fly to America for a reconciliation”.No reconciliation took place, even though Meghan later said: “I was especially sensitive to this as I had very recently married into the family and was eager to please them.”But she complained that the other royals “fundamentally don’t understand” her family situation.Meghan’s father Thomas and her half-sister Samantha continued to be loose cannons, accepting interview after interview in which they aired their.
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