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 would be 'canny' to abdicate and give throne to Prince Charles now, expert says
dailystar.co.ukthe Queen to do the unthinkable and consider abdicating, according to one royal commentator.Even though the idea of stepping down voluntarily from the monarchy has long been an “abhorrent” idea to Her Majesty, expert Daniela Elser says she should reconsider her options.“It’s time we had a very difficult conversation; time that we addressed a situation that has passed from simply being unfortunate to being abjectly ridiculous,” the Australian commentator wrote in a new column for News.com.au. “It is time for the Queen to retire.
It is time to put down her daily red boxes of government papers, hand over the keys to Buckingham Palace and let someone else have the ostensible pleasure of having to spend 30 minutes a week making small talk with Boris Johnson.“Your Majesty: It’s time to go.”The Queen has notched up a number of impressive records during her reign, Daniela writes, but the most important landmark was becoming the longest-serving monarch in British history, having hit 70 years on the throne earlier this year.It was in 1947 that the then-Princess Elizabeth and heir to the throne delivered her 21st birthday radio address, in which she promised to dedicate her life to public service - and she has steadfastly stuck to that pledge ever since.Three-quarters of a century later, she is as determined as ever to keep serving her country and the Commonwealth.
In her recent Commonwealth Day service address, she said: “In this year of my Platinum Jubilee, it has given me pleasure to renew the promise I made in 1947, that my life will always be devoted in service.”But Daniela writes: “While her spirit might clearly be willing to keep pushing on with the whole Queen caper, her body is not.”Recent pictures released by the Palace.
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