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 reason behind King Charles' return to Highgrove and why he won't be seen until Friday
ok.co.ukKing Charles is taking a well deserved break on Thursday as he steps away from his royal duties for the first time since his mother, The Queen died last week.
Immediately upon Queen Elizabeth’s death on Thursday September 8, Charles became the King and set in motion a week of back-to-back royal engagements that have taken him to all four corners of the UK.
Yet now, one week on since his mother’s death, the King has finally been given a day to himself in what has been described as a “private day of reflection” ahead of ongoing preparations for his mother’s funeral on Monday.
Travelling by helicopter to his wife Camilla’s Wiltshire estate, King Charles then made the 30 minute drive to his private residence in Highgrove, where he will step away from all public duties for the day, before returning to his engagements on Friday September 16.
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