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.
Inside secret plan to save Royal Family from nuclear strike including yacht, ferry and bunkers
dailyrecord.co.ukIn the event of a nuclear strike - a level three 'catastrophic emergency' - there's a top secret escape strategy in place to keep our senior royals as safe as possible.
Buckingham Palace is well prepared for any worst case scenario, and 'Operation Candid' would be rolled out in the event of a bomb ever hitting the UK.
In 1968, the UK Government created 'Operation Python' to safely evacuate our Prime Minister, key cabinet members, as well as the Queen and other senior royals in groups to different parts of the country, as reported in OK!
Magazine.At the time this plan was made, the secret locations included yachts at sea, and even a specially-adapted passenger ferry in a Scottish loch.During the Cold War there was just one city-sized underground shelter in the Chiltern Hills (Corsham, to be precise), with enough room for the Prime Minister, a few hundred folk and plenty of supplies, plus all the communication equipment needed to rebuild our country.But as the shelter’s location has been known for years, it’d be the first place a hostile nation would attack and it wouldn’t survive an intercontinental ballistic missile attack.According to a nuclear war expert, the Queen and senior members of the monarchy including Prince Charles and Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton will still be dispersed away from London.
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