I speak Mandarin; I'm a professor, he said. Kindergarten, primary school, middle school, high school, college: the language of education is Mandarin. Cantonese is a regional language.. Cantonese has a greater range of tones than Mandarin, as well as a choppier sound to an untutored Western ear.
Quick Answer. Prince Charles, eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, was born with the full name Charles Philip Arthur George, giving him a last name of George.. As part of the royal family of the British Empire, Prince Charles also belongs to the House of Windsor. Continue Reading.
He was born to Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 1948, a year after their marriage and four years before Elizabeth became queen. Charles was made Prince of Wales in 1958 and served as a pilot and commander in the Royal Navy from 1971-76. In 1981 he married Lady Diana Spencer in one of the century's grandest royal weddings.