Charles III
Noble person
1948 –
Who is Charles III?
Charles III is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms and is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II. Known alternatively in Scotland as Duke of Rothesay and in South West England as Duke of Cornwall, he is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history, having held the position since 1952. He is also the oldest heir to the throne since 1714.
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, as well as the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia. After earning a bachelor of arts degree from Trinity College, Cambridge, Charles served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976.
Charles's interests encompass a range of humanitarian and social issues: he founded The Prince's Trust in 1976, sponsors The Prince's Charities, and is patron of numerous other charitable and arts organisations. He has long championed organic farming and sought to raise world awareness of the dangers facing the natural environment, such as climate change.
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- Born
- Nov 14, 1948
Buckingham Palace - Also known as
- Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor
- The Prince of Wales
- H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
- HRH The Prince Of Wales
- His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
- Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales
- HRH Prince Charles Windsor
- The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
- Prince Charles
- Prinz Charles
- Charles, Prince of Wales
- King Charles III
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Diana, Princess of Wales
(1981/07/29 - 1996/08/28) - Camilla, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom
(2005/04/09 - )
- Diana, Princess of Wales
- Children
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Church of Scotland
- Church of England
- Ethnicity
- English people
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Royal Air Force College Cranwell
- Cheam School
- Aberystwyth University
- Gordonstoun
- Geelong Grammar School
- University of Cambridge
- Britannia Royal Naval College
- Hill House School
- Employment
- Business in the Community
- Lived in
- London
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on July 23, 2013
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on November 17, 2022
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