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.
Prince Charles breaks silence on coronavirus battle in powerful video and calls pandemic a 'strange and distressing' time
ok.co.ukPrince Charles, 71, has spoken out on his coronavirus diagnosis after coming out of self-isolation on Monday in a new video message shared on the Clarence House Instagram account.
In an uplifting video filmed at his residence in Scotland, Birchall, The Prince of Wales said the pandemic is a “strange, frustrating and often distressing experience”, but praised key and NHS workers who are tirelessly fighting against the virus sweeping the nation.
Prince Charles said that it is important to “live with hope and with faith” in the three minute message which sees him sitting at a desk.
He said: "Having recently gone through the process of contracting this coronavirus, luckily with relatively mild symptoms, I now find myself on the other side of.
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