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.
Seven claims from new Royal Family book including Queen's thoughts on Prince Andrew interview
dailyrecord.co.ukA brand new explosive book that details what life is really like inside the Royal Family has finally been released - and it contains countless shocking claims from behind the palace walls.Called The Palace Papers, written by Tina Brown, the book features stories about the Queen, Prince William, Prince Harry, the Duchess of Cambridge, Meghan Markle and the rest of the Firm.The author researched the book for two years, which features interviews and information from more than 120 insiders and sources - and it’s fair to say she doesn’t hold back.Last week, several of the most shocking claims emerged after it was reported by Mirror Online.These included Prince Charles’s unusual bathroom demands and requests that his shoelaces are ironed, to insight into the Duchess of Cambridge’s difficult relationship with her sister-in-law, Meghan Markle.But now the book has been published, here we round up even more surprise claims in The Palace Papers...The Palace Papers charts the young lives of Prince William and Prince Harry and their early upbringing.The book claims that as a toddler, William was not such an easy child, with his grandmother the Queen concerned about him.Brown writes: “As a toddler, he had been a cause of concern to the Queen when he showed signs of being a brat.“She complained to her husband that their grandson was ‘out of control and needed a stricter nanny.“She was not amused that he loved to say, ‘When I am king, I am going to make a new rule that...”It has long been said that Prince Harry has a close bond with his grandmother the Queen.Just last week, he opened up about that bond in an interview for US TV, where he claimed they could she could speak about things with him that she couldn’t discuss with anyone else.
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