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 William inherited jaw-dropping sum from mum Diana - and priceless treasures
mirror.co.ukPrincess Diana's sons Princes William and Harry were her entire world, and she ripped up the royal rulebook to give them the childhood she wanted.
So when she passed away, it was only right that her fortune and her most prized possessions would be passed onto them. However they were just teenagers at the time, so their money was kept safe until they were old enough to know what to do with such a huge amount of cash.
She left £12,966,022 which was reduced to £8,502,330 after death duties. But years of clever investments by royal advisors meant this had swelled to more than £20million by the time it came back to Harry and William when they were old enough.
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