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Prince Charles warns of return to "dark days of 1930s"

His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales has recently spoken on the BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day, a radio show in which speakers discuss various issues and events in the news from a religious perspective, typically but not always a Christian one. It was his third address given on the show since his first speech in 1995. HRH has used his time on the show to deliver his Christmas…
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State & Ceremonial

All The Queen’s men: The Welsh Guards

The Welsh Guards have been around for exactly 100 years this year. They were founded by King George V on 26 February 1915 by Royal Warrant to include Wales in the national component to the Foot Guards. They were the last Guards to be created, and they began their first…
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Prince Charles 'hammers' out a deal to purchase home improvement store

Prince Charles has paid £35million to buy the Milton Keynes B&Q branch. B&Q PLC, formerly known as Block & Quayle, is a British DIY and home improvement company. The shop, located on 117,000 square feet of land will be part of the Duchy of Cornwall’s portfolio. Charles uses a considerable portion of the Duchy income to cover the costs of his charitable and public work. In 2012…
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Farming & PRIME Cymru the focus of Prince Charles's last day of #WalesWeek

All good things must come to an end and ‘Wales Week’ reached its conclusion today. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visited villages and towns throughout Wales, where they met local people and shared in their community spirit. The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall toured Humble by Nature a working organic farm run by broadcaster Kate Humble on Thursday. Photo…
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Prince Charles's annual review shows over £5m tax paid in last year

Prince Charles saw the income from the Duchy of Cornwall increase by 1.7% for the year ending 31 March 2015, bringing in £19.845m, which the Prince used mostly to fund his official engagements. The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited 10 countries in 2014-15 including five joint visits. The Prince of Wales’s private income comes from the Duchy of Cornwall, an estate covering…
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