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 letter wonders what future had in store just six years before her death
dailyrecord.co.uktragic death.The Princess of Wales sent the fateful note to interior designer Dudley Poplak in 1991 to thank him for pictures he had drawn for her 30th birthday.She told him: “I do wonder what the next 10 years will bring, the last 10 I have learnt a great deal in an interesting way.”A year later, Princess Diana stunned the world by announcing her separation from Prince Charles.Her death, aged 36, in a car crash followed in August 1997.Diana’s letter to Poplak, on Kensington Palace-headed notepaper, is being sold at auction on July 30 alongside a separate note by her mother Frances Kydd.Mimo Connell Lay, of David Lay Auctioneers, said: “These two items are from a retired dealer who is selling some of his most treasured items.“The line where.
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