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.
A final goodbye. More than one week after Prince Philip died at the age of 99, the Duke of Edinburgh will be laid to rest on Saturday, April 17.Buckingham Palace confirmed to Us Weekly that Philip’s casket will be carried through the grounds of Windsor Castle into St George’s Chapel in a modified Land Rover, which the late duke designed, at the top of Saturday’s services.
While the U.K. still has strict COVID-19 restrictions, 30 members of the royal family will be in attendance, including Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla, Prince William, Duchess Kate, Prince Harry, Prince Andrew, Princess Anne, Princess Beatrice, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank.In addition to Prince Philip and the queen’s four
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