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.
Richard E Grant reveals Prince Charles visited sick wife Joan Washington weeks before death
metro.co.ukRichard E Grant has shared that Prince Charles visited his late wife Joan Washington, who died aged 71 on September 2, shortly before her death.The voice and dialect coach, who was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer two days before Christmas, accepted her illness ‘totally without self pity’, Richard revealed in a moving tribute penned for the MailOnline.He also wrote of Prince Charles’ visit to his wife of 35 years, who Richard gave the affectionate nickname ‘the Colonel’, in August.‘[He] sat beside her, took her hand and said, “It’s been an absolute honour to have known you, Joan” to which she instantly quipped, “I’m STILL here”, which broke the ice and made all three of us cackle.’The Withnail and I star added: ‘Astonishingly, unlike.
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