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 reveals Prince Philip's scathing put down over Britain's Got Talent role
mirror.co.ukPiers Morgan has revealed that Prince Philip had a great habit of putting him down. From his first meeting in 1998 at Prince Charles' 50th birthday to the first Royal Variety Show performance by a Britain's Got Talent winner, Piers admits that the Duke of Edinburgh "had a way with words".
The former Good Morning Britain presenter, 56, was the latest to share stories about their experience with the late royal. In the Mail on Sunday, Piers wrote how the word cordial only ever applied to a drink mixer for Prince Philip.
Discussing his Royal Variety Show appearance in 2007, Piers revealed the differing reactions from Philip and his wife, the Queen.
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