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 most daring dress Princess Diana ever wore – and why it’s never been seen in public
telegraph.co.uktheir 2006 book, A Dress for Diana. ‘Together with her, we plotted to create a head turning dress that no one would expect or forget.’Prince Charles had, by this point, already shocked the world in another Emanuel dress, a low cut, black gown which she wore for her first official outing with the Prince after their engagement.
But Diana underscored that she would not be playing it safe, even at this high stakes gala, by working with the Emanuels on another, even more eye-catching dress. ‘As she entered the royal ballroom, heads turned and people audibly gasped,’ the Emanuels wrote.
Diana was ‘no longer the shy nursery teacher… but a glamorous Princess ready to take her place in history.’Diana’s love for daring clothes never diminished.
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