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 Expensive Royal Weddings EVER!
perezhilton.comBudget? What’s that? The royal family doesn’t know! All around the world, for centuries, royal families everywhere have been living it up lavishly — and there is no better time to do so than when two parties are joining their lives for good!
But when you start to add up the prices of everything — from the prestigious wedding venues to the custom gowns and sheer amount of guests, the bill starts to get out of hand F-A-S-T!
Good thing the royals don’t seem to care! Check out a list of the most expensive royal weddings ever — and be prepared to lose your mind at how much cash went into these glitzy ceremonies! Related: An Inside Look At The Lavish Lives Of Royal Pets! Contents [hide] 1 Princess Eugenie & Jack Brooksbank — $3.3 Million 2 Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece & Marie-Chantal Miller — $8 Million 3 Crown Prince Frederik & Mary Donaldson — $34 Million 4 Prince William & Princess Catherine — $37 Million 5 Prince Harry & Meghan Markle — $42 Million 6 Princess Diana & Prince Charles — $48 Million 7 Prince Albert II Of Monaco & Charlene Wittstock — $70 Million 8 Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan & Princess Salama — $100 Million Princess Eugenie & Jack Brooksbank — $3.3 Million Princess Eugenie kept her bash classy and (relatively) cheap! Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson‘s daughter married her longtime partner Jack Brooksbank at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in October 2018. Hamish Shephard, the founder of Bridebook, told Express the estimate of the wedding was likely around $3.3 million.
Meanwhile, Harper’s Bazaar guessed her dress alone cost $135,000 — and that’s a low estimate considering her gown was probably made custom, and those can get super costly!
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