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 secret tribute to Prince Philip with wedding ring inscription
ok.co.ukThe Queen's wedding ring reportedly features a secret and special inscription from her late husband, Prince Philip.The Duke of Edinburgh sadly passed away on 9 April 2021 at the age of 99, but the 95 year old Monarch will always have something special to remember her husband of 73 years by.
Since they tied the knot, the Queen has been wearing a gorgeous Welsh gold wedding ring like many other royals however, Philip is said to have engraved a secret message on the inside of the band.
Only three people know exactly what it says, according to Ingrid Seward, the author of Prince Philip: Revealed, who explained: "She never takes it off and inside the ring is an inscription." Ingrid added: "No one knows what it says, other than the engraver, the Queen and her husband." The Queen's wedding ring is crafted from pure Welsh gold from the Clogau St David's gold mine.
Welsh gold wedding rings were also favoured in Princess Margaret's marriage to Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960, Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles in 1981, and Kate Middleton to Prince William in 2011.
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