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.
Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron and More World Leaders, Stars React to Queen Elizabeth II’s Death
usmagazine.comThe people have spoken. Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron and more world leaders and celebrities are sending thoughts and prayers to the British royal family after news broke of Queen Elizabeth II‘s death.Buckingham Palace confirmed on Thursday, September 8, that the queen passed away at age 96.
She was the longest-reigning British monarch and the world’s longest-serving female head of state following her coronation in 1953.
Hours before her death, the queen was placed under “medical supervision” due to growing concerns about her health, with members of the royal family rushing to be by her side at her Balmoral estate in Scotland.In October 2021, she was hospitalized for one night after canceling royal appearances in Northern Ireland on medical recommendation.
Though she returned to work later that month, the queen’s relatives were “urging her to take it easy,” a source told Us Weekly exclusively.
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