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.
Princess Diana 'defied palace with final act of desperation to prove Charles loved her’
mirror.co.ukThe separation of Princess Diana and Prince Charles was one of the most acrimonious royal splits on record. But things only got worse when Charles retaliated to Diana's 1995 tell-all interview with Martin Bashir with his own tome about their failed married.
In the sensational Prince of Wales: A Biography by Jonathan Dimbleby, he claimed he'd never been in love with Diana and said he only married her due to pressure from his father, Prince Phillip.
According to the book, Phillip was concerned that Diana's reputation would be 'compromised' by her frequent visits to Balmoral and told his son to either end things or propose. "The prince interpreted his father's attitude as an ultimatum," the book read, insisting Charles married Diana in 1981 in
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