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- As of 8 September 2022, Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George) had been heir apparent to the British throne for 70 years 214 days.
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Sep 8, 2022 · What to know: Charles was the longest serving British monarch-in-waiting; he was the heir apparent since the age of three.
An heir apparent is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. [note 1] A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more eligible heir is known as heir presumptive.
- Queen Elizabeth II. April 21, 1926 - September 8, 2022. When Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born, she was not a direct heir to the throne since her father was the second son of King George V. But after her grandfather died and her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated -- both within the same year -- Elizabeth’s father became King George VI.
- Prince Philip. June 10, 1921 - April 9, 2021. Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark was born in Corfu, Greece, as the youngest of five children. His father was Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and his mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, was Queen Victoria’s great-granddaughter.
- King Charles III. November 14, 1948. Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor acceded to the throne as King Charles III on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on September 8, 2022.
- Queen Camilla. July 17, 1947. Camilla Rosemary Shand met then-Prince Charles at a polo match when she was in her early 20s, before her first marriage to Andrew Parker Bowles in 1973.
May 5, 2023 · The record was previously held by Charles's great-great-grandfather Edward VII, who waited for 59 years 73 days to take the throne, eventually doing so on 22 January 1901 upon the death of his mother, Queen Victoria. As heir-apparent, Charles undertook official duties on behalf of the queen.
Mar 23, 2023 · Charles—formerly the Prince of Wales—was three years old when he inherited the heir apparent title that he held for a record seven decades.
Apr 20, 2011 · Prince Charles has become the longest-serving heir apparent in British history. The previous record, of 59 years, two months and 13 days, was set by his great-great-grandfather,...
