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 Harry has 'cast iron assurances' of Met Police protection during Queen's Jubilee
dailystar.co.ukPrince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly received “cast-iron assurances” their family will be protected by specialist police as soon as they touch down in the UK today.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are flying in from California with their own personal security detail however the Metropolitan Police will assume responsibility when they land.The couple are bringing their two children Archie, three, and Lilibet, who turns one on Saturday and has never visited the UK before.Security sources told the Mirror, that the Met’s Royalty and Specialist Protection unit have spent weeks liaising with the Prince’s team and guaranteed taxpayer-funded officers.Harry, 37, was always “in favour” of returning to the UK for the celebrations according to sources close to the Sussexes.The Duke even later made an offer to pay the Met for the protection of fully trained officers but was told they were not “guns for hire”.In the US, the family are guarded by a rotating 24-hour team, understood to consist of up to 12 former special forces personnel and highly trained armed security professionals.A source close to the Sussex camp said: “For Harry, this has always been about protecting his family.“He has been in constant contact with the relevant parties and made it very clear that he wouldn’t travel without receiving cast iron assurances over the safety of his family.“He is satisfied the right procedures are in place and they are all very much looking forward to this week’s celebrations and of course getting to spend time with Her Majesty.”Harry and Meghan in early April enjoyed a brief secret meeting with the 96-year-old monarch and separately a 15-minute meeting with Prince Charles before they jetted off to the Invictus Games in The.
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