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 intervened with Prince Louis's name - and he nearly had different title
mirror.co.ukThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made royal fans wait four days before announcing the name of their third child, Louis Arthur Charles.
As he has a royal title, he doesn't have a surname and will instead be formally known as His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge.
But he wasn't technically meant to have this title, and he was only handed it because his great-granny, the Queen, stepped in.
Louis is a traditional royal name and has long been associated with French kings, however it's likely that Prince William and Kate picked it in tribute to someone closer to home - Lord Louis Mountbatten.
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