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.
The long-awaited fifth season of “The Crown” is on the horizon, tackling what was arguably the most turbulent period in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
A whole new cast is in place for the series’ final two seasons, with Imelda Staunton playing the Queen, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Dominic West as Prince Charles, Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne, Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles, Jonny Lee Miller as John Major, Salim Daw as Mohamed Al Fayed, and Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed. READ MORE: Buckingham Palace Attempting To Protect King Charles III’s Reputation Ahead Of ‘Exploitative’ Season Of ‘The Crown’ In advance of the new season, Netflix has released several photos introducing the new cast. “With the new decade in its stride, the Royal Family are presented with possibly their biggest challenge to date as the public openly question their role in ‘90s Britain,” reads the Netflix synopsis for the new season. “This turbulent decade for the Royal Family has been well documented and interpreted by journalists, biographers and historians.” Elizabeth Debicki, who takes over the role of Princess Diana from Emma Corrin, shared her thoughts on playing the “People’s Princess” during the final years of her life. READ MORE: Here’s Who Will Be Playing Prince William And Kate Middleton In ‘The Crown’ Season 6 “That’s the amazing thing about playing these people at this time, because in the journey of ‘The Crown’ so far out of all the seasons, this is the most visual content we have of the royal family,” she explained. “In the ‘90s everything had started to be filmed and also it was the birth of the 24-hour news cycle so there’s just
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