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.
'Nightmare' for King Charles if royal signs up to reality TV show, expert claims
dailystar.co.ukI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here.TV appearances from royals are normally carefully coordinated, but as distant family members seek to make money in weird and wonderful ways, unscripted TV appearances are the most feared as they have the biggest potential to embarrass the monarchy.READ NEXT: King Charles 'ready to ban' Harry and Meghan from coronation, source claimsOf this there are notable examples, such as Prince Andrew's infamous appearance on Newsnight regarding his relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and Harry and Meghan's tell-all interview with Oprah.
Princess Diana's revelations about her ill-fated marriage in the infamous Panorama chat also caused huge damage to the Firm.
And the new King may feel more hard done by if he is upstaged by Tindall, having announced he will appear on popular BBC series The Repair Shop.The news comes as royals more distant from the throne find themselves comparatively out of pocket relative to those directly in line.When the Queen was still alive, Prince Charles, owing to his title as the Duchy of Lancaster, had access to tens of millions of pounds.His siblings however, had to make do with an annual tax free allowance of £300,000 from the Queen, with the sovereign grant only covering official expenses for staff and travel.Royal expert Daniela Elser, writing in for news.com.au, said: "Let me lay it out for you, once and for all: royalty and TV do not mix. "Like oil and water or cheap gin and first year uni students, for decades the combination of the House of Windsor and the small screen has been a recipe for disaster."For royals such as the Tindalls, while their name carries a lot of cache, there actual income from the British taxpayer is fairly small.But the pair have been.
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