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.
Queen is "tired" and needs a break to escape the "never ending" scandals caused by her family, claims a royal expert. Daniella Elser believes the monarch needs "sun, sand, sangria in Malaga" after she was forced to cut her annual holiday to Balmoral Castle short following Boris Johnson's resignation as Prime Minister.But as a series of revelations have continued to plague the royals, the Queen deserves a well-earned break, claims Elser. READ MORE Prince Edward and wife Sophie have 'big question mark' over future roles in monarchy It comes after it was revealed that Prince Charles accepted a donation of £1m from the family of Osama Bin Laden two years after the leader was killed.
Prior to this, her son Prince Andrew was involved in a bombshell civil sex case with Virginia Giuffre, which was eventually settled.
The Duke of York has always rejected any wrongdoing. And Prince Harry's explosive memoir is still looming over the Palace as the royals anxiously await its release.
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