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 Philip’s final gag to Charles the day before he died as Duke’s humour remembered
dailyrecord.co.ukDuke of Edinburgh was pulling his leg right until the end of his life. Prince Charles described how even up until the day before he died Prince Philip was cracking zingers.
The Queen’s late husband was infamous for making gags and his witty style, which gained the royals fame and controversy in equal measure over the years.
And, true to form, the 99-year-old couldn’t resist one last wisecrack the day before he died, according to his son.The Prince of Wales revealed what would probably prove to be his father’s final words to him before he peacefully died after a long and extraordinary life.
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