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.
Season five of The Crown will finally drop on Netflix on Wednesday 9 November and the latest instalments certainly come at an interesting time for the Royal family.
As Charles and Camilla settle into life as King and Queen Consort, the hit series will throw the spotlight on a fictionalised depiction of Charles' relationship with Diana.
The new series begins in 1991 with their “second honeymoon” on the Mediterranean, features the Queen’s “annus horribilis” and stops before Diana’s death in 1997 – though it's believed showrunners could be planning to recreate her final days in season six.
With just weeks to go until the release, here are the royal controversies The Crown is expected to tackle... Toe sucking In the early 1990s, the royal family were left embarrassed by the publication of images of the Duchess of York’s antics a few months after announcing her separation to husband, Prince Andrew.
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