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
Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes.
I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents.
If you think about the impact of climate change, it should be how a doctor would deal with the problem. A scientific hypothesis is tested to absolute destruction, but medicine can't wait. If a doctor sees a child with a fever, he can't wait for endless tests. He has to act on what is there. The risk of delay is so enormous that we can't wait until we are absolutely sure the patient is dying.
All the time I feel I must justify my existence.
Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth.
As technology advances at an alarming pace, the place of drawing remains as valid as ever in the creation of art and architecture.
We don't, in a sensible world, want to hand on an increasingly dysfunctional world to our grandchildren
I think we need to recover the depth, the subtlety, the generosity of imagination, the respect for wisdom that so marked Islam in its great ages.
The simple fact is that the world is not paying for the services the forests provide. At the moment, they are worth more dead than alive-for soya, for beef, for palm oil and for logging, feeding the demand from other countries. ... I think we need to be clear that the drivers of rainforest destruction do not originate in the rainforest nations, but in the more developed countries which, unwittingly or not, have caused climate change.
I sometimes wonder if two thirds of the globe is covered in red carpet.
It is frightening how dependent on drugs we are all becoming and how easy it is for doctors to prescribe them as the universal panacea for our ills.
Any difficulties which the world faces today will be as nothing compared to the full effects which global warming will have on the world-wide economy.
Scientists themselves readily admit that they do not fully understand the consequences of our many-faceted assault upon the interwoven fabric of atmosphere, water, land and life in all its biological diversity. But things could also turn out to be worse than the current scientific best guess. In military affairs, policy has long been based on the dictum that we should be prepared for the worst case. Why should it be so different when the security is that of the planet and our long-term future?
Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales in history not to have a mistress?