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.
Mel B takes savage swipe at Philp Schofield and Holly Willoughby over Queen queue jumping row
dailyrecord.co.ukMel B is the latest person to take a swipe at This Morning presenters Phillp Schofield and Holly Willoughby over claims they jumped a queue at Westminster Hall last week, where the Queen was lying in state.
The Spice Girl was invited on to ITV's Good Morning Britain on Tuesday to discuss a letter she received from Her Majesty just a few months ago, after she was award a MBE for her work with Women's Aid.
Sporty Spice also recalled a time when she broke Royal protocol and kissed Prince Charles, now King Charles, on the cheek.Speaking about her letter, she told show hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard: "When I received this letter, I was looking at it and was trying to make everything everything sink in."And then after her passing, I just keep touching it."This is just such an honour, it makes me well up thinking about it.
I was in that little red box of things she had to sign."Mel B then went on to ask Susanna, who joined thousands of members of the public in an seven-hour queue to get a glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II, what it was like.Susanna replied: "It felt like a pilgrimage.
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