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 George had another royal classmate at school and you'll recognise his pal's famous mum
dailyrecord.co.ukPrince George has grown into a confident young man who now regularly accompanies his mum and dad, Prince William and Princess Kate on official royal duties.The 10-year-old, who attends Lambrook School in Berkshire with his two younger siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, is currently on his school holidays.
The royal trio are fairly new to the school with George and Charlotte having previously attended the £17,600 a year independent school of Thomas' in Battersea before the Wales family relocated from their home in London to Windsor so they could be closer to the King.However, despite being the future King, the young heir was treated the exact same as all of the other children, the Mirror reports.The youngster's previous school had small classes with only about 20 kids in each but as it turns out, Prince George was not actually the only royal child in his.One of his classmates was actually a distant relative - little Maud Windsor, who is the eldest daughter of Lord Frederick Windsor, better known as Lord Freddie.Lord Freddie's dad is Prince Michael of Kent, the Queen's cousin and little Maud's mum is a successful Hollywood actress.Sophie Winkelman, who is now also known as Lady Frederick Windsor, is a British actress, best known for playing Big Suze in Peep Show.The star also appeared in The Palace and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and is the sister of TV presenter Claudia Winkleman.
Her daughter Maud was born in August 2013, just a month after Prince George and both children started at the Thomas' on the same day in September last year.
The couple tied the knot back in 2009 at the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court, south-west London and despite the Queen and the then Prince Charles not being able to attend
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