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.
U.S. Networks Cover Prince Philip’s Funeral Ceremony — With Lots And Lots Of Talk And Commentary
deadline.comAll the major broadcast and cable networks carried the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday, a mark of how significant the Royal Family is in the U.S.But in the prelude of the service at St.
George’s Chapel, there was a bit of a contrast between coverage on American outlets and those on the other side of the pond.As the procession started around Windsor Castle, with Prince Charles, Princess Anne and other members of the Royal Family following Philip’s casket, placed in the back of a specially fit Land Rover, the commentary largely continued on U.S.
networks while BBC World Service went with uninterrupted audio and visuals of the ceremony itself.The network anchors and royal watchers began to pause their remarks as the procession got closer
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