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.
Just smile and wave. Queen Elizabeth II made a rare appearance at a public event amid health issues that have kept her from her royal duties — and one comedian carefully cracked a bold joke at her expense.“Your Royal Highness, on behalf of everyone here we would like to thank you, very humbly, for picking us over the State Opening of Parliament,” comedian Omid Djalili quipped at the Windsor Horse Show’s “Galloping Through History” event on Sunday, May 15, which marked the queen’s first event in several weeks. “You did the right thing, and I won £5 in a bet with my local kebab shop owner in Ipswich.”On Tuesday, May 10, the monarch, 96, opted to skip the State Opening of Parliament due to ongoing “episodic mobility problems,” Buckingham Palace announced in a statement the day prior.
In her 70 years on the throne, her absence marked just the third time she missed the event. Her oldest son, Prince Charles, instead recited “the queen’s speech on Her Majesty’s behalf,” per the palace.While some audience members at the Windsor Horse Show were shocked at Djalili’s slight dig, the queen herself instead offered a smile in response and waved at the crowd.Elizabeth appeared to be in a jolly mood throughout the weekend activities at the horse show, which was held in honor of the Platinum Jubilee that marks her 70 years as the reigning monarch.
Her Majesty not only watched her horses parade in one of the processions, but also saw her granddaughter Lady Louise Windsor arrive in the late Prince Philip’s carriage.
Additionally, the queen was feted with a speech from Helen Mirren and honored by other A-listers, including Tom Cruise.The monarch’s health has been called into question over the past couple of years as she has been forced to
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