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.
Viewers react to ‘genius’ element of The Crown season four
evoke.iepeople aren’t too happy with Prince Charles, or how he is being portrayed.The season features plenty of new faces including Gillian Anderson, who portrays Margaret Thatcher impeccably, as well as Emma Corrin as Diana and Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles.Taking to Twitter to share their thoughts on the show, one user said: ‘The casting of Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher is pure genius.
10 minutes in and I’m sold.’A second wrote: ‘The royal family destroyed Diana, and the only reason they didn’t get the chance with Meghan was because she escaped their clutches, I never understood why they moved so far away from them until now.’knowing how it ended, all this season of #TheCrown is reminding me of is how much better Diana deserved.
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