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.
‘The Crown’ Will Pause Season 6 Production ‘Out of Respect’ for Queen Elizabeth II’s Death
usmagazine.comA moment of silence. The Crown will pause production on season 6 after Queen Elizabeth II‘s death, series creator Peter Morgan announced.“The Crown is a love letter to her and I’ve nothing to add for now, just silence and respect,” the producer, 59, told Deadline in a statement on Thursday, September 8. “I expect we will stop filming out of respect too.”Season 5 of the Netflix series is set to premiere in November, while production on season 6 is already underway.
The upcoming episodes will feature a new cast portraying the late queen and her family, with Imelda Staunton taking over the role of the monarch following Olivia Colman‘s turn in seasons 3 and 4.Buckingham Palace announced the news of Elizabeth’s death at age 96 on Thursday, hours after revealing that she had been placed under medical supervision. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” read a statement. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”Prince Charles, who will succeed his mother on the throne, later shared his own tribute to the sovereign. “The death of my beloved mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family,” the Prince of Wales, 73, began in a statement. “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother.
I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.”He added: “During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held.”While The Crown has covered major events in the queen’s life
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