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 royals from nuclear strike including yacht, ferry and bunkers
ok.co.ukDisaster movies show our leaders ushered into safe houses and bunkers to save them from the end of the world. But what really happens when we’re threatened by nuclear war?
Well, I’m sorry to say there’s probably not an escape plan for all of us. But our Royal Family - at least the senior members, anyway - will live to fight another day.
If a nuclear strike - aka a level three ‘catastrophic emergency’ - hit our shores, there’s a secret strategy in place to help our senior royals stay safe.
Back in 1968 the UK government created ‘Python’, an operation to evacuate our Prime Minister, key members of the cabinet, plus the Queen and other senior royals in groups to different parts of the country.
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