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 was 'almost kidnapped by female mob and held for ransom', new book claims
dailystar.co.ukDaily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!An all-female group of university students planned to kidnap Prince Charles when he was studying at Cambridge, according to the authors of a new book on the Royals.The group, from Manchester University, had planned to hold the Prince for ransom, said authors Richard Aldrich and Rory Cormac, who penned the upcoming book The Secret Royals: Spying and the Crown, from Victoria to Diana, which is set to be released next month.The pair wrote that police intelligence had learned of the plot which was 'almost worthy of professional kidnappers,' the Mirror reported.The work details the relationship between the Royal Family and the intelligence community, from the reign of Queen Victoria to the.
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