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 told aide ‘we were wrong’ about Meghan, says royal expert
ok.co.ukPrince Philip was reportedly “spitting blood” after finding out Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s plans to leave the royal family, a royal author has claimed.The late Duke of Edinburgh allegedly also further told an aide “we were wrong about her all along” and was said to be furious over the fact the couple made the announcement before informing senior royals first.
According to author Christopher Anderson, the late Duke went straight to the Queen to express his “anger”. In the book Brothers and Wives: Inside the Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry and Meghan, the author claims that the aide revealed Philip had no knowledge of Instagram but was “furious, deeply hurt, spitting blood” when he learned of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s joint announcement on the app.
For the latest updates on your favourite celebs, sign up to OK!'s daily celebrity newsletter. According to the aide, Philip shouted “this shows a complete lack of respect” as he told the Queen of his anger.The author also claims that both Philip and son Prince Charles once had a warm relationship with Meghan - but their views eventually changed.
Anderson suggests that the seniors royals now viewed Meghan as a twenty-first-century Wallis Simpson – the American socialite who married the former King Edward VIII after he abdicated in order to be with her more than 80 years ago.
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