PRINCES CHARLES is the Queen's eldest son and heir to the British throne, but who are the younger siblings of the Prince of Wales?.Prince Charles, 71, is the heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest son of the Queen and her husband Prince Philip.The Prince of Wales is the oldest and longest-serving heir apparent is British history, as he became the heir aged just three.Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip welcomed Prince Charles on November 14, 1948.His full name is Charles Philip Arthur George and has been Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay since 1952, when his mother ascended to the throne.
Charles is also the longest-serving Prince of Wales, having held that title since 1958.Prince Charles was an only child for two years, before his sister Princess Anne was born in 1950.Who are Prince Charles siblings?.Prince Charles has three siblings, one sister and two younger brothers.After the Queen had Prince Charles and Princess Anne she waited more than a decade before having more.She and the Duke of Edinburgh welcomed Charles’ second sibling Prince Andrew in 1960 and their youngest Prince Edward in 1964.Who is Princess Anne?.Princess Anne, 69, is the Queen and Prince Philip’s only daughter and was born on August 15, 1950.Anne, The Princess Royal is known for her charitable work and is a patron of more than 200 organisations.She is also known for her love of horses and won one gold medal at the European Eventing Championships in 1971 and two silver medals in 1975.Anne is the first member of the British Royal Family to have competed in the Olympic Games.Among her other accomplishments, Anne was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1971 and, since 2012, she has held the rank of Admiral and Chief Commandant of Women in the Royal Navy.The Queen’s only daughter has two children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, and four grandchildren.She married Captain Mark Phillips in 1973, but they divorced in 1992.Today, Princess Anne is married to Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, whom she met while he was serving on the Royal Yacht Britannia.Who is Prince Andrew?.Prince Andrew, born on February 19, 1960, is the Queen’s third child and second son and is eight in line to the British throne.In 1986, Andrew, who holds the title Duke of York, married Sarah Ferguson.They had two daughters, Princess Beatrice, 31, and Princess Eugenie, 29.After 10 years together, the Duke and Duchess of York separated and divorced.Andrew served in the Falklands War and hold the rank of vice admiral in the Royal Navy.
In 2019, Andrew announced he would suspend his public duties for the “foreseeable future” following a scandalous interview with BBC’s Emily Maitlis, about his connections with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Who is Prince Edward?.Prince Edward, 56, was born in 1964 and is the Queen and Prince Philip’s youngest child.Edward is the only one of his siblings who do not hold a Dukedom and is instead known as the Earl of Wessex.He is a full-time working member of the Royal Family alongside his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex.The Earl of Wessex assumed many duties from his father, the Duke of Edinburgh.Prince Edward succeeded his Prince Philip as president of the Commonwealth Games Federation un 2017.He has also taken over Philip’s role in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.Together with his wife Sophie, the couple have two children, Lady Louise Windsor, 16, and James, Viscount Severn, 12.Edward is the only one out of the Queen’s children who is still married to his first wife.
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