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.
Any new mum knows that babies come into this world and create chaos - along with a sense of awe and wonder of course! But there are many traditions that royal mums and babies are supposed to historically stick to.
Some sounds rather lovely, others, perhaps not... Royal births used to require a witness Can you imagine anything more awful than Priti Patel being in the birthing suite with you as you labour?!
Before Prince Charles was born in 1948, the British Home Secretary customarily attended all of the royal births.The presence of a government official supposedly "verified" the event, but luckily the Queen did away with this practice and paved the way for greater privacy.
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