Somewhat related to my previous post:
This is somewhat late, but a month and a half ago, on April 20, Prince Charles became the longest-serving heir to the throne in British history.
The prince, 62, has broken the record set by his great-great-grandfather, Edward VII, having waited as of to take over from the Queen for 59 years, two months and 14 days, Clarence House said.
Charles became heir apparent at the age of three when his mother, Princess Elizabeth, acceded to the throne on 6 February 1952. He was nine when he was given the title Prince of Wales.
Edward VII was born the heir apparent on 9 November 1841 as his mother, Queen Victoria, was already on the throne. He became king when she died on 22 January 1901, having waited 59 years, two months and 13 days.
I feel kind of bad for Charles.
(Here’s the list of people who have been first in line to the British throne.)
Thom and I were just talking about this recently, around the time of Prince William’s wedding. It does seem that once Prince Charles assumes the throne he will have had a relatively long wait for a relatively short reign.