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.
Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A new poll has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's exit from the Royal Family caused their popularity to nosedive further than Prince Charles' at the time of his divorce from Princess Diana.The Prince of Wales' divorce from Diana and the revelation regarding his affair with his now-wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, caused widespread dismay within the public during the 1990s.In 1994 the future King appeared in an ITV documentary, Charles: The Private Man, the Public Role, where he was interviewed by broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby.The nation was left stunned and shocked when Charles openly admitted on camera to having an affair, and ultimately led to Diana's responding interview on.
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