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.
Months before Meghan Markle donned her first tiara and joined the royal family, she was invited to spend Christmas with her future in-laws.
The beamed as she joined the Queen, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Charles and the rest of The Firm in Sandringham, officially beginning her royal journey.
But people were quick to ask why the same offer hadn't been extended to Kate, who didn't join them for the celebrations until the Christmas after her wedding - and she was officially royal.
A new book claims that the Queen did actually invite Kate to a festive engagement prior to her engagement to William, but she turned it down.
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