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.
Should Harry and Meghan go to the Coronation? YOU voted
ok.co.ukOK! readers have voted overwhelmingly for Harry and Meghan to stay AWAY from King Charles III's Coronation later this year. A hefty 1,012 of you were against the Duke and Duchess of Sussex showing their faces, with merely 122 saying they should grace the event on May 6.
It is widely believed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be invited to the ceremony, despite the claims levelled against the royal family in the prince's recent book Spare, and in the couple's Netflix series Harry and Meghan.
The pair have savagely hit out at the royals in the past few months, with Harry having accused his brother Prince William of physically attacking him, while also detailing how he had previously begged his father not to marry Queen Consort Camilla.
So far, the Sussexes appear to still be on the guest list, however one key detail that remains up in the air is whether or not the prince will actually accept his father’s invitation.
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