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 shares tribute to late Prince Philip on first Father's Day after his death
ok.co.ukThe Queen has marked the first Father's Day without Prince Philip in a heartfelt tribute on The Royal Family Instagram page.
In a sweet throwback post shared on social media on Sunday 20 June, The Queen is pictured alongside her father, King George VI, her late husband, Philip, as well as their young son, Prince Charles.The adults are all seen doting on giggling Charles, now 72, as he sits on a deer statue in Balmoral in 1951, two years before the beloved Queen's coronation and a year before her father's death.
Alongside the black and white image was the gushing caption: "To all dads everywhere, we wish you a very special Father's Day.
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