Prince Charles
Prince Charles
Charles, Prince of Wales, is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II. Known alternatively in Scotland as Duke of Rothesay and in South West England as Duke of Cornwall, he is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history, having held the position since 1952. He is also the oldest person to be next in line to the throne since Sophia of Hanover, who died in 1714 at the age of 83...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth14 November 1948
CityLondon, England
Organic farming has been shown to provide major benefits for wildlife and the wider environment. The best that can be said about genetically engineered crops is that they will now be monitored to see how much damage they cause.
We should be treating, I think, the whole issue of climate change and global warming with a far greater degree of priority than I think is happening now.
If your children want to alter society, listen to their reasons and the idealism behind them. Don't crush them with some clever remark straight away.
Climate change should be seen as the greatest challenge to face man and treated as a much bigger priority in the United Kingdom.
I find myself born into this particular position. I'm determined to make the most of it. And to do whatever I can to help. And I hope I leave things behind a little bit better than I found them.
It is now 14 years since I first suggested that organic farming might have some benefits and ought to be taken seriously. I shall never forget the vehemence of the reaction.. much of it coming from the sort of people who regard agriculture as an industrial process, with production as the sole yardstick of success.
My Rainforests Project ... has three main elements. Firstly, to determine how much funding the rainforest countries need to re-orientate their economies so that the trees are worth more alive than dead.
Something as curious as the monarchy won't survive unless you take account of people's attitudes. After all, if people don't want it, they won't have it.
. . . a jostling scrum of office buildings so mediocre that the only way you ever remember them is by the frustration they induce - like a basketball team standing shoulder to shoulder between you and the Mona Lisa.
The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.
I believe passionately that everyone has a particular God-given ability.
There's nothing like a jolly good disaster to get people to start doing something.
One of the main reasons for the conflict in Syria, and the terrorism that it's spawned, is climate change and drought.
To get the best results you must talk to your vegetables.