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.
Boris Johnson, during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Party at the Palace concert. The former host of game show QI, and best friend of actor Hugh Laurie, was on stage introducing the Queen's son Prince Charles when he suddenly made a sly did at the Prime Minister – who was in the audience.He said: “We are all Elizabethans and that's a wonderful thing to be."As a nation we have been lucky, lucky, lucky above all others to have had our Queen to represent us over 70 years."How many local sewage works has Her Majesty opened with a bright smile?
How many plaques unveiled? How many trees planted?"How many ribbons cut, ships launched? How many prime ministers tolerated, for that alone no admiration is high enough."The joke brought cheers from the audience, and the social media watchers loved it, too.One user said that Fry “lands it to the back of the net”, while another tweeted: “God bless Stephen Fry.”And author Ian Leslie tweeted: “Stephen Fry is very good at this.”Earlier in the night, the Duke of Cambridge took to the stage to hail the Platinum Jubilee concert as full of "optimism and joy" as he praised the Queen for her "hope" in the future of the planet.William paid tribute to the positive outlook of his grandmother during a segment dedicated to the environment featuring Sir David Attenborough.He echoed the Queen's words from her speech to the Cop26 UN Climate Change summit, when she said "working together" on a "common cause always gave rise to hope".He talked about how the efforts of "visionary environmentalists" and went on to name broadcaster and naturalist Sir David and spoke about the pride he felt for "my grandfather and my father", the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince of Wales, who have "championed the natural.
Read more on dailystar.co.uk