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 Louis almost had different name before Queen stepped in to award title
dailystar.co.ukPrince Louis almost had a different name before the Queen stepped in to award him a title. Prince William and Kate Middleton's youngest child is celebrating his fourth birthday today (Saturday, April 23).Several days after his birth, it was revealed that he would be named Louis Arthur Charles in honour of Prince Charles' mentor Lord Louis Mountbatten, who died in an IRA bombing in 1979, while his official title is His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge.But his official name and title are only possible because his great-grandmother the Queen stepped in before he was born to overwrite a rule put in place by her grandfather King George V, reports the Daily Express.Back in 1917, he set out new guidance on which royals were allowed to have titles and who was too far down the line of succession to qualify for one.He decided that all of the sovereign's children would automatically become a Prince or Princess, as well as any grandchildren born through the male line.However, great-grandchildren weren't included on the list, which caused a bit of an issue when George was born, as despite being our future king he shouldn't have had the title.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.The Queen stepped in and said that George would get a title and decided to extend the change to all of Kate and William's children.This means that even though Charlotte and Louis, who are further down the line of succession and are unlikely to ever sit on the throne, are also a prince and princess.If the Monarch didn't make the change, it's likely that Louis would have been Master Louis Cambridge or Master Louis Windsor instead..
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