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 'shown great strength with Harry and Meghan's shenanigans', claims expert
dailystar.co.ukQueen has shown "what an extraordinary woman she is" over the past year of challenges, a royal expert says.Prince Philip's death, Prince Andrew's sex scandal and Harry and Meghan’s "shenanigans" have made the last 12 months unlike any other the monarch has faced.
Royal writer Phil Dampier says through it all 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II has acted with "grace and strength", not least at the the Duke of Edinburgh's memorial service.Mr Dampier says that rather than the Queen spending her final years mourning, Philip would have said her to "enjoy the time that is left to her".The royal expert told Femail: "To cope with her grief while also having to deal with the fallout from the Prince Andrew sex scandal, Harry and Meghan’s shenanigans and Prince Charles’s cash for donors problems show what an extraordinary woman she is."It’s incredible to think it’s already a year since we lost Prince Philip."The Queen has shown an amazing inner strength, poise and courage in the way she has dealt with his loss."Mr Dampier added: "We were already used to seeing him on royal jobs without him as he had retired three years earlier."But behind the scenes he was still supporting her and she would have felt his loss immensely."Saturday marked exactly a year since the Queen was widowed as the Duke died at Windsor Castle just a few months short of his 100th birthday.Since then, the Queen has had to navigate a very testing 12 months of royal life without him by her side.Prince Harry could return to the UK without his wife Meghan Markle so as to "stay on board with the Queen," a royal expert has said.For more incredible stories from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters hereRichard Palmer said the Duke and Duchess of.
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