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.
Why Meghan Markle has never done Easter with the royal family
nypost.comreportedly busy with engagements leading up to their wedding day that May, and spent the holiday privately. Markle’s first holiday with the royal family was Christmas of 2017, when she and Harry were newly engaged. “I remember so vividly the first Christmas at Sandringham,” she said in the Netflix docuseries “Harry & Meghan.”“Calling my mom, and she’s like, ‘How’s it going?’ And I said, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s amazing.
It’s just like a big family like I always wanted.’ And there was just this constant movement and energy and fun.”“The family loved having her there,” Harry told BBC Radio 4 at the time.
In 2019, when the couple was living at Frogmore Cottage, the Duchess of Sussex was far into her pregnancy with Prince Archie, so while Harry attended, Markle sat it out.
By 2020, the couple had stepped back from the royal family and absconded to California (plus, with the COVID-19 pandemic at its height, the family didn’t gather).
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