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 felt 'numb, disorientated and dizzy' following Diana's death
ok.co.ukPrince William has said he was left feeling "completely numb, disorientated and dizzy" after he was told his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, had died.
Diana passed away on 31 August 1997 following a horror car crash in Paris alongside boyfriend Dodi Fayed. Henri Paul, the driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140 S-Class, also died.
It’s believed William, then 15, and brother Prince Harry, 12, were allowed to sleep in at Balmoral, where they were staying, rather than be woken and informed that their mother had died.
Prince Charles eventually delivered the news, with Harry, 37, later describing it as “one of the hardest things for a parent to have to do”.
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