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.
The Queen is breaking a centuries-old royal tradition as she mourns her husband Prince Philip.Unlike other current family members and royals before her, Her Majesty will not be using black-edged stationery during her official mourning period.It has been confirmed instead that the 94-year-old monarch will use personalised stationery featuring her crest in black instead of the usual red, People reports.This modern nod may be in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh's famously "no-fuss" attitude to his death.His funeral on Saturday, April 17 was decidedly low-key by royal standards, with his coffin placed on the back of a Land Rover and the ceremony at Windsor Castle featuring no eulogy.The Times reports that Prince Charles and Camilla's Clarence.
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