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.
Prince Charles has marked 70 years of holding the title Duke of Cornwall by visiting the county’s annual agricultural show.The prince, accompanied by his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, toured the Royal Cornwall Show on Friday, talking to dozens of local businesses exhibiting their wares, from sparkling cider, to biltong, to hot sauce.
Arriving at the show, the royal couple were presented with a harvest jug created by St Ives-based potter Adrian Brough.The jug was decorated with images of flowers and sheaves of wheat, and is traditionally used in Cornwall to carry ale or cider at harvest time.
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Charles and Camilla then went to visit some of the artisan food producers in the main pavilion, working their way through the crowds of people who came down to see them.
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