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.
Family fun! While Prince Louis was notably absent from his family’s Platinum Jubilee outings at Cardiff Castle in Wales and at the “Platinum Party” concert, he returned with the rest of the family for a front row seat at the Jubilee Pageant.Prince William and Duchess Kate took all three of their children — Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Louis, 4 — to the final event of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee on Sunday, June 5.The Platinum Jubilee Pageant, which is the final event of the 96-year-old sovereign’s celebratory weekend, celebrated iconic moments of the queen’s reign throughout the Commonwealth.
According to the royals’ official Instagram Story, the special Gold State Carriage was driven to the performance in its first appearance since Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee 20 years earlier.“First used for King George III’s journey to the State Opening of Parliament in 1762, it has been used at every Coronation since as well as the Queen’s Silver and Golden Jubilees,” a note on the Royal Family’s Instagram Story read on Sunday, showing off the vehicle’s procession to Buckingham Palace.
As the carriage made its way to the main stage, a hologram of the queen — who did not attend in person — [is seen through the window.On Sunday, the royals — including Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla, Princess Anne and more — watched performers bring to life iconic moments from Elizabeth’s reign via maypole dances, hot air balloons, aerial artists and a 21-foot puppet dragon.The Cambridge children have been present at many of the queen’s Platinum Jubilee events throughout the weekend, including the Horse Guards Parade procession and the Trooping the Colour military flyover.
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