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's royal wedding panic as bouquet and pearls went missing before she married Philip
dailystar.co.ukThe Queen married Prince Philip 13 years after first meeting at another wedding, but the big day had its own chaos.When she was preparing to tie the knot with the Duke of Edinburgh, her bouquet and pearls were missing, causing a frantic search.Lady Pamela Hicks, long life friend of Her Majesty, was one of her bridesmaids.The now 92-year-old's daughter, India, followed in her footsteps and featured as a bridesmaid at Princess Diana's wedding to Prince Charles years later.Lady Pamela was there when the Queen fell in love with Philip, after they met in 1934 at the wedding of Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark to Prince George, Duke of Kent.They announced their engagement officially on July 9, 1947, and tied the knot only four months later.
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