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.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to celebrate their son Archie's birthday on Friday 6 May, with the eldest of the couple's two children turning three.
Meghan, 40, and Prince Harry, 37, tend to keep their young son out of the spotlight, having only shared a handful of snaps of him over the last three years.
The couple, who are also parents to eleven month old daughter Lilibet, will be celebrating Archie's birthday over in California, where they now permanently reside after stepping down as senior royals back in 2020.
And while Prince Harry and his young son look strikingly similar their upbringings couldn't be more different. Here we take a look at how Archie's life differs from his dad's childhood...
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