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 William feared for dad’s life following coronavirus diagnosis
peoplemagazine.co.zaPrince William feared for his father after he tested positive for coronavirus. Prince Charles was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 25 and his son now admits he struggled with anxiety about the immediate heir to the throne’s well-being. “I have to admit, at first I was quite concerned,” the father-of-three revealed in a new BBC interview with his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge. “He fits the profile of somebody at the age he’s at, which is very risky and so I was a little bit worried.” However, Prince William had confidence his dad would pull through. “My father has had many chest infections, colds, things like that over the years and so I thought to myself, ‘If anybody’s going to beat this, it’s going to be him’,” he said. “And actually, he
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