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.
King Charles’ former butler has told how Kate Middleton was ‘so polite’ and ‘friendly’ to Royal staff behind closed doors. Grant Harrold said the new Princess of Wales was fun and would make jokes with him when he was running errands at Highgrove House, the family residence of King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort.
Grant, who worked for the King for seven years, has lifted the lid on the early days of the Prince and Princess of Wales’ relationship.The pair were just 19 when they crossed paths as students in the same halls of residence at St Andrews University.They became close friends before their relationship blossomed into romance in their second year.
Grant, describing their early days, told The Mirror how the lovestruck pair, who now have three children, were 'like any boyfriend and girlfriend'.
He added: "[They weren't] any different to anyone else, it’s mad saying that when you think about who they are, but there wasn’t anything different. “What I liked was that Kate, being a girlfriend and obviously not a member of the family, would be with me and the other staff and she was so polite, friendly, and fun and making jokes. “I remember there were days I had off where I’d be running an errand or I’d left something up at Highgrove [House] and they were around, so you’d just catch up with them. "It was always fun and it was always nice that I got on so well with them because they’d then ask me to travel the country with them. “When my phone used to go off and it was William, all my friends would be like that’s so cool, but to me it was normal.That was the relationship I had with them.” Grant said he felt ‘lucky’ to get to know the pair in the way he did.
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