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.
What does Prince Andrew's scandal mean for Beatrice and Eugenie's future?
ok.co.ukPrince Andrew avoided court by financially settling with Virginia Roberts for an "undisclosed sum" reported to be around £12million earlier this week after a civil case was brought against him alleging he had sexually assaulted her when she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, which he vehemently denies.
But with growing pressure for The Queen to strip him of his Duke of York title and exile him from all royal duties, what does the future of his two daughters – Princess Beatrice, 33, and Princess Eugenie, 31 – look like?
Royal expert Duncan Larcombe has spoken exclusively to OK!, and admitted that this is an unprecedented issue. He says: "We don't actually know, historically, what this could mean for Eugenie and Beatrice.They are princesses, they're HRHs but constitutionally, if The Queen strips Prince Andrew of his Duke of York title, their names will change.
Get exclusive royal stories straight to your inbox with OK!'s weekly Royals newsletter. "Their surnames before they got married were York.There is no precedence, certainly in the last 150 years. "We're in a period of real upheaval and it's interesting because a year or two ago when Harry and Meghan left, people started to look towards Eugenie and Beatrice as if they were two popular young members of the Royal family who might be able to help with the workload and do more as working royals. "It would be very useful for the royals to have two solid family units who are popular.
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