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.
When did Jimmy Savile die? Cause of death and how he spent his final days
dailystar.co.ukJimmy Savile was one of the UK's most vile and disgusting paedophile predators.The TV presenter's crimes spanned over 40 years and some experts argue that there could be well over 500 victims.Savile used his status within the British establishment - he was knighted in 1990 - and his charity work to mask the rapes and sick abuse he committed throughout his life.The Jim'll Fix It man was suspected by the police as early as the 1960s, but the mishandling of evidence and the dismissing of witnesses meant that Savile built himself up to a place where he could readily abuse people at places like his BBC dressing room, or in Stoke Mandeville hospital where he was a volunteer.The Top Of The Pops presenter never faced the music for his vicious crimes, which according to one nurse also included him boasting about "mucking about" with corpses at Britain's notorious psychiatric hospital Broadmoor.Savile's horror crimes are investigated in a new documentary on Netflix called Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story, streaming from April 6.When Jimmy Savile died in October 2011, tributes poured in from around the country and from politicians and celebrities alike.Prince Charles said in a statement: "The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are saddened to hear of Jimmy Savile's death and their thoughts are with his family at this time."The allegations against him were not widely known at the time, and he was given a large funeral in which mourners lined the streets.
When he was buried, Savile's painted gold coffin was laid at a 45-degree angle so he could "have a view of the sea" at Woodlands Cemetry in Scarborough.Eventually, the light snow of criticism against his actions turned into an avalanche of abuse allegations, as well as.
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