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Idris Elba’s acting career jump started thanks to Prince Charles

While speaking at an event about the lack of multiculturalism in the TV industry, Idris Elba spoke about how thanks to the Prince’s Trust he got his first break in the creative industry. He said: “I finally got my first break in the creative industries from the Prince’s Trust. Yes, good old Prince Charles came in there.” He was helped in getting work in theatre and from…
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Prince Charles’s Scottish home “devastated” by floods

After 14 years of work on the garden of The Prince of Wales’ Scottish home, flooding has washed away all the restoration work. Last week during an impromptu visit to Ballater, Prince Charles told a butcher in the flood-hit Aberdeenshire town that the gardens at Birkhall were “devastated” when a river broke its banks. While he put on a brave face saying that is was the…
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Princes Charles and William given access to confidential government papers

The Prince of Wales has been routinely receiving secret cabinet papers for over ten years, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. The request, filed by the anti-monarchy group Republic, detailed an arrangement in the Cabinet’s ‘precedent book’, revealing Prince Charles is included on the “standard circulation” list for official government documents and…
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Channel 4 News turns down interview with Prince Charles

British broadcaster Channel 4 News has turned down an interview with the Prince of Wales after refusing to sign what it calls a “draconian contract”. Clarence House reportedly offered Channel 4 an interview, as long as they agreed to the terms of a contract which he presented to them, which included the pre-vetting of all questions and right to control editing. The tight level of control…
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