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 has 'blind spot' for Prince Andrew who has never been told 'no' - ex BBC producer
dailystar.co.ukBBC producer that lined up Prince Andrew’s notorious interview with Emily Maitlis has said that the Queen has a “blind spot” when it comes to the Duke of York, but that he will face a much rougher ride once Prince Charles becomes king.Sam McAlister, discussing her new book book, Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interviews, says that the Duke Of York made a number of shocking blunders while seeing up the interview – very probably because he has never heard the word “no”.“Here is a man who, for almost 60 years, has been, as we all understand it, the Queen’s favourite son,” she told the Political Party podcast.READ MORE: Beatrice and Eugenie 'beg' Charles to give Andrew a job – he says 'no chance'“He’s been told he’s amazing.
He’s never lost a job, he’s never had a terrible appraisal," Ms McAlister added.“He’s probably never even been dumped. He’s never had to worry about his fuel bill.
The cost of living crisis is not a problem.”She continued: “I think [Her Majesty the Queen] has a blind spot towards him.“When the Queen very, very sadly is no longer here, I think it will be a very, very different story for Andrew in the more realistic glare of his older brother.”She point out that Andrew, who appeared to have set up the interview himself, didn’t have any legal advisors with him when he met with the BBC’s Emily Maitlis and the only official with him was Her Majesty’s head of communications – she she says “popped in”, but did not stay to watch the interview.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.“I found [the head of communications leaving] really astonishing,” Ms McAlister said.“I can’t know what was going on in that individual’s life that day –.
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