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.
Stealing the show! Prince William and Duchess Kate’s three children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — stood out during Trooping the Colour.George, 8, Charlotte, 7, and Louis, 4, joined their great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II — and many of their royal family members — on Thursday, June 2, to watch the annual festivities amid her Platinum Jubilee from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.At one point, the queen, 96, encouraged her great-grandson Louis to look at the planes during the flyover, and he did, initially waving at them from the balcony.
Within a few seconds, however, he covered his ears to block out some of the noise from the jets.The image quickly became a meme, with social media users describing the young prince’s reaction as a “whole mood.” One Twitter user wrote, “Prince Louis is the only royal [I’d] like to see land a Netflix deal.” Another added, “Prince Louis is always the main character.”Moments earlier, the kids made their carriage procession debut with Kate, 40, and Duchess Camilla.
During the ride, Charlotte encouraged her little brother to stop waving to the crowd in another adorably viral scene.While Trooping the Colour is an annual parade in honor of the monarch’s birthday, Thursday’s events are extra special since it falls on her Platinum Jubilee. (Elizabeth is celebrating 70 years since ascending the throne.) Along with the Cambridge family, Prince Charles and Camilla, 74, stood on the balcony to watch the procession.“It’s going to be great,” royal expert Nick Bullen exclusively told Us Weekly of the celebration last month. “The image of the queen on the balcony after Trooping the Colour on the first day of the full weekend — I think that will be a very poignant moment.”While
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