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’s wedding disaster – and how she covered the secret up
dailystar.co.ukPrince Charles marry Lady Diana Spencer in 1981. The ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral was widely billed as a ‘fairytale’ and the ‘wedding of the century’.Brits lined the streets in celebration of the young couple's nuptials - all unbeknown that disaster had nearly struck.Before Diana walked down the aisle to her awaiting Prince, she went to dab some perfume on her wrists.And to her devastation, she ended up spilling some on her dress.According to People, Diana’s makeup artist, Barbara Daly, came up with an ingenious solution to stop the snag being spotted.She told Diana to walk with her hand near the spill, so it seemed as though she was lifting her dress rather than covering a stain.Pictures of the People's Princess walking down the aisle.
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