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.
Queen closer to Camilla than Diana but 'struggled to endorse adultery', says Jennie Bond
ok.co.ukJennie Bond told OK! that The Queen has always had more in common with the Duchess of Cornwall than she did with the late Diana, Princess of Wales, but said that our monarch struggled to endorse her son Prince Charles' "adulterous relationship" with Camilla.
The royal expert, who worked for the BBC for 23 years, gave her views ahead of the Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations. While catching up for our exclusive at-home shoot Jennie, 71, told us: "The Queen has always had a great deal more in common with Camilla than she had with Diana, but it was a very difficult decision to endorse an adulterous relationship and she had to keep her distance.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter She continued: "I think the Queen has a great deal of respect and affection for Camilla.They get on just fine." The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were married back in 2005, 35 years after they first met.
Our future king was married to Diana for 15 years before their divorce in 1996. Princess Diana tragically passed away the following year as a result of a car accident in Paris.
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