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.
The Royal Family is officially in mourning for Prince Philip. As we previously reported, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband died on Friday at age 99.
His death came two months before his 100th birthday, and on the same day as his son Prince Charles’s wedding anniversary with Camilla Parker Bowles.
The palace released a statement on his passing that read: Related: Philip Had Recently Returned From Month-Long Hospital Stay None of us are strangers to loss — particularly during the still-ongoing coronavirus crisis — so we can all sympathize with what the Royal Family is going through right now.
But beyond losing a family member, what happens when the country loses its Prince Consort? Plans for the death of a royal are referred to by codename; in
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