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.
Meghan Markle's dad hits out at claims she 'lost him' as he insists Duchess 'dumped him'
ok.co.ukThomas Markle has hit back at his daughter Meghan's claims from a recent interview she gave to The Cut, where she discussed everything from being a mother to two children to the Royal Family's Instagram policies.
During the intimate chat, set in her and Prince Harry's Montecito home, Meghan, 41, said: “Harry said to me, ‘I lost my dad in this process.’ It doesn’t have to be the same for them as it was for me, but that’s his decision.” The comments were widely taken to refer to 37 year old Harry's relationship with Prince Charles, 73.
However according to her friend and biographer Omid Scobie, this is not the case. He said: "There seems to be confusion in some headlines about this quote in The Cut interview. "I understand that Prince Harry is actually referring to Meghan's loss of her own father, and Meghan is saying she doesn't want Harry to lose his.” Now, Meghan's estranged father, 78, has spoken out on the claims that she "lost him" as he told the Mail on Sunday: "She didn't 'lose' me, she dumped me.
I am not lost. She knows where to find me. My number hasn't changed. "I would love to hear from my daughter and meet my son-in-law and my grandkids for the first time." He went on to explain that he's still recovering from from a blood cot on his brain earlier this year, adding: "I am still very ill and trying to recover from the stroke in May.
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