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.
How ‘The Crown’ is planning for death of Queen Elizabeth
nypost.comThe Crown” have their own “Operation London Bridge” in place for Queen Elizabeth’s death.Operation London Bridge is the protocol, first written in the 1960s, that covers what will happen from the moment of the queen’s death: detailing everything from who should be told the news and in what order, to funeral arrangements, to how church bells will be rung (they will be muffled) to when Prince Charles would be pronounced king.“We have our own version of Operation London Bridge,” a series insider told The Post. “This is particularly pertinent for if we are filming.
Filming will shut down immediately if we are in production, for at least a week. There would also be lots of discussion about when to restart.”Buckingham Palace announced Sept.
8 that the monarch passed away at 96. It was reported Thursday morning that doctors were “concerned” about her health and she remained under medical supervision, at her Scottish residence, Balmoral Castle.The palace announced the longest reigning British monarch’s passing at 1:30 p.m.
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