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.
Memory Lane - Taking you back to the 80s - on sale now
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOur popular nostalgia series has returned and is on sale now, this time we are taking you back to the 1980s! It was a decade of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain – of yuppies, and power dressing, of the Miners’ Strike and privatisation.
And the 80s saw the nation at war following the invasion of the Falkland Islands. Tech started to have an impact on our lives, from home computers such as the Sinclair ZX80 Spectrum and Commodore 64, to the advent of video games and the CD.
MTV was born, while Live Aid had millions tuned into the star-studded concerts from Wembley and Philadelphia. The nation, and a reported 750 million people world-wide, tuned in for the biggest TV event of the decade on July 29, 1981 – the wedding of Princess Diana and the then Prince Charles at St Paul’s Cathedral.
Away from the major national and world news and sport, you will also find a collection of great pictures from our local archives that are sure to jog a few memories. Pick up your copy in selected supermarkets, high street retailers and independent newsagents until February 21 or BUY HERE.
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