Prince Charles on the 'clever poem' he chose for #NationalPoetryDay
4th October 2019
The Prince of Wales gave a poetry reading on BBC Radio 2’s
Breakfast Show Thursday morning in honour of National Poetry Day, reading one
of his favourites: “Quoting Shakespeare” by Bernard Levin.
In the pre-recorded piece, Prince Charles said that this is
one of his favourite poems because it “reminds one of how remarkable the English
playwright was.”
Levin’s poem begins…