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.
The Palace has confirmed that Prince Charles broke the news of his diagnosis to his sons, and he also spoke to his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
The senior royals were all last together earlier this month. Charles and his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, were pictured Queen Elizabeth, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, at the Commonwealth Day service in London on March 9.
Prince Charles and Camilla, whose test for the virus was negative, are now self-isolating in Scotland. “Both of them remain in good spirits,” a palace source told PEOPLE. “There is a sense of keeping calm and carrying on.
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