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 Elizabeth II marked the first State Funeral Service since Winston Churchill's death in 1965, meaning the day was full of pomp and pageantry to honor the late queen and her seven decades of service.But the funeral and its surrounding events also included personal touches from the queen's closest family, friends and occasional furry companions.
Catch up on the sweetest moments below. Many tributes came by way of a simple fashion choice — Princess Charlotte paid tribute to her great-grandmother with a small diamond brooch in the shape of a horseshoe.
It was a nod to the queen's love of horses, and a source tells ET that the brooch was a gift from the queen. Kate Middleton, wife of Prince William and the new Princess of Wales, arrived at Westminster Abbey with a necklace that once belonged to the late queen and was also worn by her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana.
Meghan Markle, wife of Prince Harry, wore the pearl and diamond drop earrings that Queen Elizabeth gifted her during their first solo outing together in 2018.
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