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.
Royal wedding baker Fiona Cairns reveals she 'had sleepless nights making Kate and Wills' wedding cake'
ok.co.ukFiona Cairns went from baking small treats at her kitchen table to creating one of the most iconic cakes in recent history, and now boasts a royal and rock star clientele.
Here, Fiona tells OK! how she came to be the official baker for Prince William and Kate Middleton's stunning wedding... My mother always baked.
I didn’t think baking was very glamorous. I thought it was glamorous to go to a friend’s house and eat Mr Kipling fondant fancies or frozen eclairs.
I can remember going home and asking my mother why we couldn’t have them. I thought they were magical. But my mother would make cakes and said I should feel lucky.
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