Prince Charles Biography and Photos

Spouse
Lady Diana Spencer (m. 1981, div. 1996)
Camilla Parker Bowles (m. 2005)

Issue
Prince William of Wales
Prince Henry of Wales

Full name
Charles Philip Arthur George[N 1]

Titles and styles
HRH The Prince of Wales
HRH The Duke of Rothesay
HRH The Duke of Cornwall
HRH Prince Charles of Edinburgh

Father
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Mother
Elizabeth II

Born
14 November 1948 (1948-11-14)
Buckingham Palace, London

Baptised
15 December 1948
Buckingham Palace, London

The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born November 14, 1948) is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, making him heir apparent, equally and separately, to the thrones of 16 independent states. He is resident in and most directly involved with the United Kingdom, the oldest realm, while also carrying out duties in and on behalf of the other states of which his mother is sovereign. He is also heir to the positions of Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Duke of Normandy, Lord of Mann, and Paramount Chief of Fiji, though he will not necessarily become Head of the Commonwealth. Since 1958, Charles has held the title Prince of Wales, though in Scotland he is instead titled as Duke of Rothesay; he may also be referred to as the Duke of Cornwall.

Though the Prince has been well known for his charity work throughout the Commonwealth, his personal life and relationships were always a point of tabloid focus, increasing greatly on his engagement to Lady Diana Spencer, and dissipating with his marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles. Some of the publicly revealed indiscretions caused the relationship between Charles and the media to sour considerably. Regardless, Charles continues to carry out a full schedule of royal duties, and is increasingly taking on more charges from his parents as official representative of the Queen and deputy for his father