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.
Despite Some Obvious Parallels, Meghan Markle Is Not Princess Diana
marieclaire.comthe fourth season of The Crown where, after Princess Diana reveals her profound unhappiness in her marriage to Prince Charles, the Queen, Princess Margaret, Princess Anne, and the Queen Mother discuss Diana's struggle to fit in with the royal family.
At first, the Queen gives Diana the benefit of the doubt. "We are rather a tough bunch in this family. We don't give out much praise or love or thanks.
Perhaps someone like Diana is best placed to ... connect with the modern world, and isn't that how the Crown survives and stays relevant by changing with the times?" she questions the group.
But the Queen Mother isn't so sympathetic. "Diana is an immature little girl who in time will give up her struggles, give up her fight, and bend, as Philip.
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