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.
Elizabeth Debicki Says She Originally Auditioned for A Different Role in 'The Crown' Before Being Cast as Princess Diana
justjared.comElizabeth Debicki wasn’t planning on playing Princess Diana when she auditioned for The Crown.
The 33-year-old actress joined the cast of the show for season five, playing Diana as she navigated her tumultuous relationship with Prince Charles.
But in a new interview with Deadline published on Wednesday (June 21), Elizabeth revealed that she had originally sought a different role in the show. Keep reading to find out more… “I auditioned for a small part in Season 2,” she explained, adding that she had been interested in one of the smaller roles in that season. “I went in and auditioned for it, and did not get that part, but they saw something Diana-y in the audition, unintentionally.
So, a combination of me doing bad acting and somehow good acting at the same time,” Elizabeth continued. “They called my agent, saying, ‘Not that part, but we’d like to keep her in the Diana-mix,’ which was about 4,000 years down the road.
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