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.
Kate Middleton and Prince William broke important royal rule with Prince George - but got away with it
ok.co.ukIn 2014, Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Prince and Princess of Wales, decided to bend royal travel rules by bringing little Prince George along on their official tour down under.
Despite his tender age of just eight months, baby George accompanied his parents on a journey to Australia and New Zealand, stealing hearts as he went.
However, the decision presented a break from the usual royal protocols, a move that would have required Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's nod of approval at the time.
Royal heirs are typically advised to fly separately to safeguard the line of succession, but for this excursion, both heirs boarded the same flight, a fact that certainly needed the Queen's sign-off.
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