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's childhood explained - from nickname Wombat to life at schooldays
ok.co.ukPrince William was destined to be king – and even his birth set him apart from other members of the royal family. For when he arrived on 21 June 1982, he was the first heir to the throne to be born in a hospital; on this occasion within the Lindo Wing of St.
Mary’s in London. His introduction also started a new royal trend, as his proud parents broke with convention and posed on the hospital steps with their newborn in front of the world’s media.
In the surprise move less than 24 hours after his birth, Prince Charles was snapped passing snoozing William into the Princess Diana’s arms, and the image promptly made history.
Second in line to the throne, William Arthur Philip Louis was christened at 11am on 4 August in the ornate surroundings of Buckingham Palace’s Music Room.
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