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.
Scots gran has been secret pen pal of Queen Consort Camilla for last 15 years
dailyrecord.co.ukLooking out the window Muriel MacIntyre waves to the postman who carries a letter addressed to her. But it isn’t any ordinary letter, this envelope bears a royal “C” from the Queen Consort Camilla.Grandmother and mum-of-three Muriel has been a secret pen pal of the Queen Consort, Camilla Rosemary Shand, for the last 15 years And now in the Sunday Mail she has exclusively shared the heartfelt personal letters the pair have exchanged.
Muriel, who was divorced in 1995 and remarried in 2003, first reached out to then Duchess of Cornwall and now Queen Consort, in 2007 over their shared experience of divorce.
The 83-year-old from Livingston, felt Camilla, 75, who divorced Andrew Parker-Bowles, a Guards officer in the Blues and Royals, in 1994 had been unfairly criticised.Muriel sent her letter to Clarence House, the London residence of then Prince Charles, now King Charles III, and his wife, Camilla and was delighted when she received a reply.In her letter, dated 13th September 2007, the Queen Consort thanked Muriel for taking the time and trouble to write to her.She added: “Your kind words meant more than I can say.”The pair have since remained in touch with Muriel updating Camilla on her childhood, health and her experience during lockdown.Muriel, who thinks Charles and Camilla will be great in their new roles, said: “I had seen in the news that there had been a lot of talk about Camilla because she was divorced.“I had also gone through a divorce so I thought, ‘I’m going to write to her.’“I sent a letter telling her I’d also been divorced and it caused some upset but everything was fine now.
And I said I appreciated all the hard work she was doing.“I said it was plain to see how happy she made Charles and he looked the most
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