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.
Where is X Factor's Rhydian Roberts now? Extreme transformation, hair issues and new career
dailyrecord.co.ukIt was 15 years ago that Rhydian Roberts and his peroxide blonde hair first appeared on The X Factor.The Welsh singer first auditioned for the ITV show in 2007, during his final year at university and viewers instantly fell in love with him for his flamboyant style and dazzling hair.During an appearance on Loose Women in 2018, Rhydian said: "I had it all through university but it wasn't quite as white," and even went on to joke that he was a "Phillip Schofield tribute act".He continued: "I remember when I was on X Factor Simon Cowell kept saying, 'No, no it needs to be whiter,' so really it was him who gave me the damage to this hair.
It's not health all this maintenance." His performance of 'The Phantom of the Opera' led to Celine Dion to say he was "in a different league" and he was favourite to win the series, writes The Mirror.
But in the show he was portrayed as the villain, with Rhydian later claiming Simon told him: "Rhydian, yes we're painting you as a villain, but that's what they did with me."After making it to the final, Rhydian ended up coming second, missing out to winner Leon Jackson, but was still offered a recording contract by Simon."I had a great time, it was a whirlwind," he said. "I was surprised I even got to the final two because of the nature of the voice.
It's very much a pop show."His debut album in November 2008, titled 'Rhydian', gained platinum status in weeks and earned him the title of highest selling male solo artist of the year with 600,000 copies sold.He performed to an audience of over 30,000 at Andrew Lloyd Webber's 60th Birthday Party in Hyde Park and Prince Charles invited him to become a patron of The Prince's Trust.After going on tour, Rhydian released second album 'O Fortuna' and
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