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 King Charles III's coronation will take place and what is likely to happen
ok.co.ukFollowing the death of the Queen on September 8, her heir Prince Charles took over and is now King Charles III. The appointment marks a new era for the Royal Family as the sun sets on the second Elizabethan age and rises with a king.
On Saturday, he will be formally proclaimed monarch at an Accession Council, which takes place within 24 hours of the death of a sovereign.
However, due to the late Queen's death announcement occurring on Thursday evening, the time has been extended. King Charles III will then hold his first Privy Council later that day, where he will make a personal declaration about the death of his mother before taking an oath to preserve the Church of Scotland.
Following the meeting, the first public proclamation of the new King will be read from the Friary Court balcony by the Garter King of Arms at St James’s Palace, which will be met with trumpeters and a gun salute.
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