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 Says She Wasn’t Speaking About Prince Harry Losing Dad Prince Charles in New Interview
usmagazine.comClearing the air. Meghan Markle is setting the record straight after raising eyebrows with a recent comment many interpreted to be about Prince Harry and his father, Prince Charles.The Suits alum, 41, sat down for a candid interview with The Cut in which she discussed her life outside of the royal spotlight since leaving the U.K.
with Harry, 37, after departing their senior duties in 2020. At one point in the cover story, which was published on Monday, August 29, the California native reflected on her strained relationship with her extended family.“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,” she told the outlet.While many readers believed the Bench author was referring to Harry feeling as though he lost his bond with the Prince of Wales, 73, a rep for Meghan clarified to Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday, August 30, that she was speaking about her own father, Thomas Markle.The “Archetypes” podcast host has previously been open about being estranged from her 78-year-old dad, who missed Meghan and Harry’s wedding in May 2018 after telling TMZ that he had a heart attack and required surgery.
At the time, Thomas had been caught staging paparazzi photos, which he later admitted to. In March 2021, he claimed on Good Morning Britain that he apologized to the Sussexes “at least 100 times or so” for the scandal but “never heard back.”In the Daytime Emmy winner’s absence from the royal nuptials, Charles walked Meghan down the aisle.
During her bombshell CBS tell-all interview, the philanthropist addressed her falling out with Thomas.“I grieve a lot,” she said in the March 2021 broadcast. “I mean, I’ve lost my father.
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