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.
Piers Morgan has warned he is becoming increasingly concerned about the Queen’s health. His fears come after it was announced that she would miss the state Opening of the British Parliament tomorrow due to “episodic mobility problems”.Piers, 57, shared his concerns about the Queen, 96, on social media today.In view of his 7.9 million Twitter followers, he retweeted a post from ex-ITV colleague Chris Ship, which outlined what had happened.Chris, who is ITV News’ Royal Editor, told his 118,000 followers: “The Queen has been forced to pull out of the big State Opening of Parliament tomorrow.”He then shared an official statement from Buckingham Palace, which read: “The Queen continues to experience episodic mobility problems, and in consultation with her doctors has reluctantly decided that she will not attend the State Opening of Parliament.“At Her Majesty’s request, and with the agreement of the relevant authorities, The Prince of Wales will read The Queen’s speech on Her Majesty’s behalf, with The Duke of Cambridge also in attendance.”“The Queen has issued new Letters Patent to delegate to Counsellors of State the Royal function of State Opening of Parliament,” Chris added.“It means this year - for the first time - Prince Charles and Prince William (as Counsellors of State) will open this session of Parliament.”In reaction to this news, Piers tweeted: “This is not good.
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