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 Tests Positive for COVID-19, Receiving Medical Attention After ‘Mild’ Symptoms
usmagazine.comQueen Elizabeth II has tested positive for the coronavirus, days after Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla revealed their own diagnoses.The sovereign, 95, is “experiencing mild cold-like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week,” Buckingham Palace announced via a statement on Sunday, February 20. “She will continue to receive medical attention and follow guidelines.”Us Weekly confirmed earlier this month that the England native had been “monitored” after the Prince of Wales, 73, and the Duchess of Cornwall, 74, both tested positive.
She showed no symptoms at the time.Charles, who previously battled COVID in March 2020, tested positive for a second time on February 10.“This morning The Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating,” a Clarence House statement read at the time. “HRH is deeply disappointed not to be able to attend today’s events in Winchester and will look to reschedule his visit as soon as possible.”Nearly four days later, Us confirmed that the Reading Room founder had also tested positive.
In a statement, the palace noted that Camilla was self-isolating and following government guidelines.Elizabeth previously received her first vaccination dose against the illness in January 2021 alongside her late husband, Prince Philip. (The Duke of Edinburgh died in April 2021 at age 99.)“[The shot] was very quick, and I’ve had lots of letters from people who have been very surprised by how easy it was to get the vaccine,” the long-time monarch recalled during a February 2021 virtual meeting with U.K.
health officials, per The Guardian. “And the jab — it didn’t hurt at all.”She continued at the time: “Once you’ve had the vaccine, you have a feeling of,
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