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.
Royal Family's bizarre nicknames for each other including Cabbage, Wombat and Spike
ok.co.ukThey might be frightfully posh with traditional, Christian monikers, but the Royal Family also loves a nickname. We know her as Her Majesty, or Ma'am, but the Queen has several quirky alternatives bestowed on her by her family.
Read on for every royal nickname, including baby Archie's... Queen Elizabeth Nicknames: Cabbage, Gan-Gan, Gary Prince Philip - who was known around Buckingham Palace as PP - called Her Majesty 'Cabbage'.
It was revealed in the 2006 movie The Queen when Philip in the film tells his wife to "move over, Cabbage". Her Majesty is also known as Gan-Gan to her great-grandson Prince George.
In an interview with ITV from 2016, Kate Middleton revealed her eldest son starting using the nickname at the age of two. And when William was little, he had a hard time saying “grandma” or “granny”.
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