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.
Moment Prince William was labelled 'horrible little boy' by Bob Geldof
ok.co.ukPrince William is the epitome of politeness. But there was a time he was less composed, as Bob Geldof witnessed first hand. When the future heir was a young boy, he met the musician when he visited Kensington Palace and called the philanthropist “dirty” with “scruffy hair”.
According to Robert Lacey’s Battle of Brothers biography, the Queen felt young Prince William was “getting a little bit out of control” at the time.The royal author wrote: “The dishevelled rock star and human rights activist Bob Geldof did not mince his words when confronted by the young prince’s rudeness at Kensington Palace in the summer of 1985.” Robert said Bob had come to chat with Charles about the forth-coming Live Aid concert at Wembley, and a three-year-old.
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