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.
Queen Elizabeth II ‘Deeply Hurt’ That ‘3 Out Of 4’ Of Her Kids Got Divorced — Report
hollywoodlife.comEven the Queen of England has her own insecurities. Queen Elizabeth II has reportedly vented about her disappointment over her childrens’ divorces.
Talking about the subject matter was hard for her, according to the new biography about the royal family. “Outwardly stoical, as ever, the Queen was finding the divorce talks deeply upsetting,” Robert Hardman wrote in his book, “Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II,” (via People.) “Another former member of the Household recalls that, every now and then, there would be a glimpse of her despair.” While the Queen hasn’t let her emotions come forward often, there were moments where some of her staffers saw just how much her childrens’ divorces upset her. “I said, ‘Ma’am, it seems to be happening everywhere.
This is almost common practice,’” the former staffer recalled, adding, “But she just said, ‘Three out of four!’ in sheer sadness and exasperation.
One shouldn’t underestimate the pain she’s been through.” She’s not wrong from a factual standpoint. Three of her four children have gotten divorced. Prince Charles infamously divorced Princess Diana just before her tragic death and went on to marry Camilla Parker Bowles. Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson famously got divorced in 1996, just four years after they got married.
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