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 Wedding secrets: How Prince William’s bond with brother Harry ‘got him through’ wedding day nerves
ok.co.ukTen years ago today, a blushing and beautiful Kate Middleton swept serenely down the aisle of a hushed Westminster Abbey to marry her waiting prince.
And after being shaken by recent sad events, Kate and William reaching their milestone anniversary gives the royal family some cause for cheer.The prince’s grandfather, the late Duke of Edinburgh, believed passionately in both family and the sanctity of marriage, and would have been delighted to see them toast a decade as man and wife.
Former royal editor Duncan Larcombe, one of the 1,900 guests at the 2011 ceremony, recalls the special day... He tells OK!: “I saw William arrive and I really could feel his nerves.
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