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.
Will and Kate filling 'huge hole' in Royal Family since The Queen’s death, says expert
ok.co.ukIt's been just over a month since the nation bid their final farewell to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - and since King Charles lost his beloved mother.
But royal commentator Duncan believes that the "huge hole" The Queen's death has left in the institution has been filled by what he describes as the "new Fab Four" rallying together, crediting the Prince and Princess of Wales for having fulfilled their royal duties by supporting the new monarch and Queen Consort Camilla since their ascension to the throne. "We’re beginning to see something that we’ve waited a long time for, something that Charles had been planning all those years prior to becoming King," Duncan told OK!
this week. "A seamless transition from his mother’s role and a united front – both personally and professionally – with his wife, his son and his daughter-in-law." "There was a huge hole left in the royal family when the Queen passed away, and that has now been replaced by the new Fab Four. "Charles and William are the two main international diplomats of the royal family, and they’ve both got a hell of a job to do – respectively and together.They’ve hit the ground running." He adds: "This is about Charles and Camilla as the ceremonial force and William and Kate as the glamorous super-couple ensuring that the future is bright. "We’ll see the foursome hosting world leaders at Buckingham Palace. "We’ll see them dividing up their time to visit as many countries around the world as they can at a time where we also happen to have one of the biggest television audiences ever following the funeral of the Queen." The foursome were all smiles in a newly released picture Buckingham Palace, an image which Duncan describes as a form of branding the group. "This.
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