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 George is the Royal Family’s only hope for ‘invigorating fresh blood’, a royal commentator has warned.Daniela Elser, writing for news.com.au suggests that Prince Charles might have a “disturbingly malnourished” version of the Royal Family when he becomes King, with the average age of working senior royals at 66 years old.As of Prince William’s birthday in June next year, all of the working members of the Royal Family will be over the age of 40.The columnist likened eight-year-old George to what the Danish royal family are doing with their own Prince Christian, by starting to dramatically increase his public profile in recent months in the lead-up to his 16th birthday.She argues that George, who is third in line to the throne, might.
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