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.
Penny Lancaster defends Rod Stewart's 'cringeworthy' Queen's Jubilee performance
dailyrecord.co.ukRod Stewart's wife has revealed that his vocal cords were affected by covid as he performed Sweet Caroline at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.Penny appeared on Loose Women today talking about her husband's performance over the weekend as many branded it "cringeworthy" and said the rocker sounded off key while he performed the Neil Diamond number one.Rod claimed that the BBC 'made' him finish off his Platinum Jubilee set by singing Sweet Caroline.Fans at the Buckingham Palace gig were overjoyed to watch him perform some of his biggest hits at the weekend on a specially constructed 360 degree stage.Prince George and Prince William sang along while Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall waved their flags.Rod told the 22,000 strong crowd: "The BBC made me sing this one."The 77-year-old even asked the crowd - including Prince William and Kate - to "join in, make it comfortable for me" as he launched into the catchy track.And now, Penny has revealed that his voice was a bit rusty due to having covid just the week before.
Speaking on the ITV show today about the weekend, she said: "It was spectacular, it started out on Friday and I was policing at St Paul's cathedral...then of course, Rod's performance!"Charlene said: "And the Queen specifically asked for Sweet Caroline?"Penny added: "Yes, the BBC said Rod we need you to sing Sweet Caroline, it's the Queen's favourite you have to do it so he didn't have much of a choice."Coleen then went on to ask: "Didn't he nearly pull out at the last minute?"Penny replied: "Yes!
It was very very touch and go and he was so nervous leading up to it and he was three weeks in Vegas and caught covid just after the last show, he came home and was past the ten day period of being
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