Charles, Prince of Wales
Overview
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is the heir apparent
and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay
. He is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history.
Charles was educated at Cheam
and Gordonstoun
Schools, which his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
, had attended as a child, as well as the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School
, Victoria, Australia, situated near Mansfield
in the rugged Victorian Alps.
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay
Duke of Rothesay
Duke of Rothesay was a title of the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707, of the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, and now of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland....
. He is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history.
Charles was educated at Cheam
Cheam School
Cheam School is a preparatory school in Headley in the civil parish of Ashford Hill with Headley in the English county of Hampshire. It was founded in 1645 by the Reverend George Aldrich in Cheam, Surrey and has been in operation ever since....
and Gordonstoun
Gordonstoun
Gordonstoun School is a co-educational independent school for boarding and day pupils in Moray in North East Scotland. Named after the estate originally owned by Sir Robert Gordon in the 1600s, the school now uses this estate as its campus...
Schools, which his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
, had attended as a child, as well as the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School
Geelong Grammar School
Geelong Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, boarding and day school. The school's main campus is located at Corio, on the northern outskirts of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, overlooking Corio Bay and Limeburners Bay....
, Victoria, Australia, situated near Mansfield
Mansfield
Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the main town in the Mansfield local government district. Mansfield is a part of the Mansfield Urban Area....
in the rugged Victorian Alps.
Quotations
You have got to choose somebody very carefully who could fulfill this particular role, because people like you, perhaps, would expect quite a lot from somebody like that and it has got to be somebody pretty special.
"Prince Charles discusses marriage", The Times, 27 June 1969, p. 10
I, Charles, Prince of Wales, do become your liege man of life and limb and of earthly worship and faith and truth I will bear unto you to live and die against all manner of folks.
Oath of fealty taken by the Prince at his investiture at Caernarfon Castle, 1 July 1969.