At a meeting of business leaders,
material experts and designers this week, Prince Charles urged the
assembled guests to adopt the model of ‘re-use, recovery and
regeneration’ and to rethink the way products are designed so as to
reduce the amount of plastic waste. Charles spoke about the fact
that: ‘One critical part, as I see it, of the transition towards a
circular economy, particularly…
Since the thirteenth century, the title
of Prince of Wales has been given to the heir apparent, which in
this case is now Prince Charles. A little over ten years after his
birth, on 26 July 1958, Her Majesty The Queen’s first-born son
Charles was invested as the Prince of…
In a speech yesterday to hundreds of
supporters at the annual dinner of the World Jewish Relief charity,
The Prince of Wales warned that the lessons of World War II are in
‘increasing danger’ of being forgotten. Speaking to the 800
attendees, Charles said: ‘The…
Prince Charles is a germophobe: carries his own hand towel with him
30th January 2017
A recent visit from the Prince of Wales
to the Leicestershire Mountsorrel and Rothley Community Heritage
Centre has the conservationist in hot air rather than hot water. It
has emerged that Prince Charles took a selection of hand towels to
his official engagement so that he would not need to use the
hot-air hand dryers on offer. Aides called ahead to request that a
section of the loo be cordoned…
Donald Trump to avoid Prince Charles during State Visit due to views on climate change
28th January 2017
The President of the United States,
Donald Trump, is said to be extremely reluctant to meet Prince
Charles because of the pair’s differing views on climate change.
The President, who has previously said that climate change is a
myth invented by the Chinese, does not…
Prince of Wales visit to the Mountsorrel and Rothley Community Heritage Centre revealed on Facebook
18th January 2017
Clarence House has yet to officially
confirm a visit by Prince Charles to the Mountsorrel and Rothley
Community Heritage Centre in Leicestershire on 25 January, but a
message on the centre’s Facebook page says: “It is with the
greatest pleasure that I can now…
A poll conducted by the Opinium Research
‘Monarchy Tracker’ has shown that over half its respondents
would like to see the Duke of Cambridge succeed Her Majesty The
Queen upon the latter’s passing. The survey took responses from a
pool of 2003 British adults and was conducted from the 29th of
December 2016 to the 3rd of January 2017. 52% of those who
responded indicated that…
The Duchess of Cornwall has made an
appearance in a new campaign for the BBC … but not in the way you
might think. Camilla has been transformed into an animated Fairy
Godmother to help launch ‘500 Words’, a BBC literary initiative for
youngsters aged between five and…
This year will mark the 30th anniversary
of London City Airport, and they have released 30 pictures and
archive material some of which involve members of the Royal family,
quite apt for an airport which was constructed on the former site
of London’s Royal Docks. One of the…
For a retired Ayrshire couple who
volunteer their time at a local hospice, their diamond wedding
anniversary was made even more significant when a visit from The
Prince of Wales coincided with their special day in December.
87-year-old George and 83-year-old Christine Milne not only
received a letter from The Queen congratulating them on their 60th
wedding anniversary; they also got to shake hands…
