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.
WATCH: Princess Diana breaking a glass bottle over Prince Charles head
newidea.com.auDiana is shown how to do it by a member of the group, while Prince Charles turns around to face away from her. With a cheeky grin on her face, Diana then slams the bottle over his head.
The sugar glass shatters everywhere and the room explodes with laughter and cheers. It's no secret that Charles and Camilla met and dated before he met Princess Diana, but there is apparently a reason why the prince did not marry the Duchess of Cornwall first.
Almost a decade before his wedding to Diana, in the English Summer of 1972, Charles and Camilla began what would be the start their highly strung out relationship.
Camilla's long-time on-again-off-again boyfriend Andrew Parker-Bowles was out of the country on army service, and while he was away the
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