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.
Union hopes to halt Rwanda deportation flight after Prince Charles comments
dailyrecord.co.ukA union challenging the UK Government's controversial policy of deporting people to Rwanda said it hopes it can win an appeal to stop the first flight taking off this week.
A High Court ruling on Friday paved the way for a flight to the east African country to go ahead on Tuesday but an appeal against that decision is due to be heard on Monday.
The immigration policy has come in for criticism from various groups, with even Prince Charles said to be "more than disappointed" by it, amid reports that he privately described the move to send migrants to Rwanda as "appalling".
The boss of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS), which represents more than 80% of Border Force staff, said the "legality of these proposals" must be tested, but added there is also a need to debate "the morality and lack of humanity that the Government is demonstrating" with its approach.
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