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.
According to reports, Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales could be set to be handed a new royal honour to keep up with the dwindling number of senior royals and cope with a backlog of investitures caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Currently, only King Charles, the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal are able to hand out OBEs, MBEs and similar honours as 'blood' royals - but this could soon change as there is speculation that the proposal is being discussed, the Daily Mail reports.
A source told the paper: "Queen Camilla has proved herself to be a really hard-working and dutiful spouse to the King, and who wouldn't want to be handed a gong by the Princess of Wales?
There is a feeling that they have both earned it and it might prove a very popular change." The deaths of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip - coupled with Prince Harry's decision to step back from royal duties and Prince Andrew being stripped of his HRH status - have resulted in the Firm being left with just seven main working royals – the King and Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
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