Will Camilla finally win a place in the hearts of the British people? Or will this newest 'Royal' merely inflict further controversy on an already-troubled institution? This revealing documentary examines the past, present and future of a royal romance which has survived against all odds. But what will that future bring for King, Queen, and country?
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Thursday, May 04, 2023
After Diana: Did Britain Accept Charles and Camilla? | King Charles and Camilla | Timeline
May 4, 2023 | The marriage of Charles and Camilla is shrouded in controversy, especially due to Camilla's involvement in Charles' tragic marriage to Princess Diana. For the monarchy, the marriage is a step into the unknown.
Will Camilla finally win a place in the hearts of the British people? Or will this newest 'Royal' merely inflict further controversy on an already-troubled institution? This revealing documentary examines the past, present and future of a royal romance which has survived against all odds. But what will that future bring for King, Queen, and country?
Will Camilla finally win a place in the hearts of the British people? Or will this newest 'Royal' merely inflict further controversy on an already-troubled institution? This revealing documentary examines the past, present and future of a royal romance which has survived against all odds. But what will that future bring for King, Queen, and country?
Saturday, March 16, 2013
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, met some of the first Saudi Arabian female MPs during her visit to the kingdom.
Camilla greeted the female members of the Saudi parliament, or Consultative Assembly, at the lavishly decorated Majlis Ash Shura building, saying: “Beneath all those pretty smiles there are a lot of very powerful women here.”
The Duchess was later joined by the Prince of Wales as they were given a tour of the gold encrusted parliament building, in Riyadh.
Hanan Al Ahmadi, one of the female MPs, told the Duchess her visit was an endorsement of the work they were doing as women politicians in what has been a traditionally male dominated society.
She said: “We have been waiting for this for a very long time. It is an emotional and very proud moment for us and carries a great deal of responsibility. You coming here to meet us is an endorsement of what is happening here.”
The Duchess replied: “I am so impressed. You are all so clever and well-educated and are blazing such a trail.” » | Patrick Sawer | Saturday, March 16, 2013
THE INDEPENDENT: The Prince isn't expected to raise the issue of human rights with his hosts. Perhaps he should, wonders Jerome Taylor
They were led out at dawn today, one by one, to the public killing grounds. The Seven Saudi Arabian men had been sentenced to death following what human rights groups and the UN said were deeply flawed trials conducted under Sharia law. Some of them were juveniles when they were charged with being part of a gang of thieves in the Saudi town of Abha. But that didn’t save them from the firing squad.
A few hours later, just over 1,000 miles to the north, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were visiting the victims of another brutal Middle Eastern dictatorship. At a refugee camp in northern Jordan they met some of the one million people who have had to flee the death and destruction now enveloping Bashar al-Assad’s Syria. Charles described the scene he saw as an “unbelievable and heartbreaking situation” while Camilla hailed the “strength of spirit” shown by the women she encountered.
But anyone expecting the Royal couple to show equivalent sympathy for the victims of Saudi Arabia’s authoritarianism when they visit the Kingdom on Friday as part of their Middle Eastern tour will be disappointed. Human rights are off the agenda. Instead, according to the press release put out by Clarence House, the themes of the visit are “military collaboration, opportunities for women in society, inter-faith dialogue, education and environmental sustainability”.
For the struggling human rights activists and reformists in the Kingdom, visits from the US and Britain are a consistent source of disappointment. While London and Washington berate Moscow for its ongoing support of the Assad regime, they rarely if ever go public with criticisms of the Al Sauds – their closest ally in the Gulf. Last week, both the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, and the Attorney General, Eric Holder, returned from separate trips to the Kingdom. Between their visits, the Saudi regime was emboldened enough to press ahead with the jailing of Mohammed Fahd al-Qahtani and Abdullah al-Hamed – two of the country’s most prominent non-violent reform advocates. In the few days between the US delegations and Prince Charles’ arrival, the King also found time to reject clemency for the Abha Seven, despite documented evidence that confessions were extracted under torture, that the men were not appointed adequate legal representation and that most of them were juveniles when they committed their alleged crimes.
Although the Prince is officially apolitical, human rights advocates have expressed dismay that while he is happy to talk about Britain’s military and commercial links to Saudi Arabia, he avoids topics such as the highest execution rates per capita in the world or something as fundamental as a woman’s right to drive. » | Jerome Taylor | Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: He has long been fascinated by the culture and art of the Middle East, and now the Prince of Wales is taking his interest to a new level by having lessons in Arabic, it emerged today.
The Prince modestly told guests at a reception in Qatar that the language “goes in one ear and out the other”, but an aide disclosed that he is so keen to learn it that he has been having private tuition for more than six months.
Understanding Arabic would enable the Prince, who is passionate about encouraging dialogue between different religions, to read the Koran in its original form.
It would also mean he could decipher Arabic script during visits to mosques and museums of Islamic art.
The Prince was in Doha attending the launch of the Qatar-UK Alumni Network, for Qataris who have attended British universities, when he told a group of guests: “You all speak such good English.”
Dr Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, chairman of the association and Qatar’s energy minister, asked the Prince if he spoke any Arabic, and the Prince said: “I tried to learn it once but I gave up. It goes in one ear and out the other.”
Dr Al-Sada told him: “It’s never too late to learn.”
Later, one of the Prince’s aides confirmed that he has been having lessons in Arabic recently, adding: “He is enormously interested in the region.”
The Prince speaks good French, some German, and has also had lessons in Welsh. » | Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter, Doha | Thursday, March 14, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Sam Bracanov, 74 ans, décrit par la police comme «un antiroyaliste connu», avait été arrêté lundi, peu avant que Charles et Camilla aillent à la rencontre de la foule massée sur une promenade de bord de mer, à Auckland. Devant la cour de justice du district d'Auckland, le septuagénaire a plaidé mardi non coupable de la préparation d'une attaque. Il a été libéré sous caution et doit maintenir au moins 500 mètres entre sa personne et le couple royal. » | ats/Newsnet | mardi 13 novembre 2012
Monday, November 05, 2012
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Australia today as they begin the second leg of their Diamond Jubilee tour.
Prince Charles and Camilla landed at Longreach Airport, Queensland, where the heir to the throne named a new plane used by the Royal Flying Doctor Service, before joining a traditional Australian barbeque.
In Australia the royal couple have set themselves the task of visiting four major cities - Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and the capital Canberra - and the island state of Tasmania in just six days.
A royal aide said: "The theme of the Jubilee is service to others and their royal highnesses are determined to meet as many people as possible in the time available which is why we're trying to get around so many states and territories as we possibly can." » | Telegraph reporters | Monday, November 05, 2012
Thursday, November 03, 2011
A tribunal ruled that the Duchy, which provided the Prince with an income of £17.8 million last year, was no longer exempt from freedom of information laws.
Since 1337 the Duchy, which owns 132,000 acres of land in 23 counties, has been the private domain of the heir to the throne.
But after a three-year legal battle by a local environmental campaigner, a judge decided that the Duchy is, in fact “a public authority”.
The decision means the Duchy, and by implication other royal assets such as the Duchy of Lancaster, owned by the Queen, must abide by some of the same rules of disclosure as local councils.
The case is also potentially embarrassing for the Prince, who prides himself on his environmental campaigns, as it revolved around the Duchy’s refusal to discuss the possible environmental impact of an oyster farm in its waters.
Michael Bruton, the environmentalist who has now forced the Duchy to answer his questions about the oyster farm, said: “It was clear that the Duchy did not want people to peer into its affairs and it has spent the last three years stalling. Read on and comment » | Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter | Thursday, November 03, 2011
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Prince of Wales risked controversy on Monday as he laid a wreath at the tomb of a tyrannical former ruler of Morocco.
The Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Rabat amid continuing protests against the country's undemocratic regime, and paid their respects at the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, where the late king and his son Hassan II are buried.
The reign of Hassan II, who died in 1999, was marred by the deaths of hundreds of people who protested against his regime, including more than 300 people who were killed during demonstrations and 174 who died in custody.
Morocco is in the middle of a "peaceful revolution" after the present king, Mohammed VI, promised to give up his executive powers, including the right to choose the prime minister and other ministers, following widespread street protests in the past two months.
Fouad Abdelmoumni, an economist and pro-democracy campaigner, suggested the timing of the Prince's visit to Hassan II's tomb was far from ideal.
He said: "Some people would think that it's not the best time for him to do this kind of thing, and not the best place to visit."
One of the leaders of the protests, who asked not to be named, said: "Hassan's human rights record was appalling and the families of people who were killed during his rule will not be happy with Prince Charles laying a wreath at his tomb, though I don't think the wide majority of Moroccans will have strong opinions about it."
Despite concerns before the visit that the Prince and the Duchess could be confronted by protesters during their three-day stay, the only time they saw demonstrators was when they drove past a group of teachers camped outside the education ministry demanding better pay and conditions. » | Gordon Rayner, Rabat | Monday, April 04, 2011
EXAMINER.COM: Charles and Camilla arrive in Morocco, meet King Mohammad VI » | Megan Knight | Royal News Examiner | Tuesday, April 05, 2011
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Monday, April 04, 2011
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Morocco today where they were welcomed in traditional style - with a glass of milk.
The royal couple were greeted off their plane at Rabat airport by Prince Moulay Rachid, brother of the Moroccan King Mohammed VI and immediately sat down to milk, pastries and dates.
The traditional offering symbolises ''sweet and pure intentions'', the Moroccan hosts said, and it appeared to please the British royals who chatted animatedly with the prince and his wife, Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui.
The visit comes as the North African nation reaches a historical crossroads following the Arab Uprisings.
Morocco has so far avoided persistent unrest but several people died in February during violence linked to protests.
King Mohammed made a rare television appearance on March 9 announcing major constitutional reform.
Speaking before he was introduced to the British royals, Moroccan prime minister Abbas El Fassi described it as a ''peaceful revolution''.
He said: ''This is a very big event for Morocco, for the King to have invited the Prince, and it will reaffirm the historic relationship between the two countries.
''There is conformity in our views in many areas - international problems, regional problems and the fight against terror.
''This visit is a symbol because it comes at a moment of instability in many countries and the Prince, by visiting Morocco, is confirming that Morocco is a stable country.'' » | Monday, April 04, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Spain's Crown Prince Felipe has told the Prince of Wales that a solution must be found for Gibraltar, stirring age old diplomatic tensions between the two nations.The Spanish heir to throne waded into the centuries old row over the disputed territory at the foot of the Iberian Peninsula at a gala dinner to welcome the Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall on their first official visit together to Spain.
"I express my hope that our authorities make progress towards a solution to our historic bilateral dispute which is yet to be resolved," said the 43-year-old Prince of Asturias in a speech at the Palacio Real in Madrid.
Although he did not mention Gibraltar by name it was clear he was referring to the tiny peninsula on Spain's southwestern tip, which Madrid ceded to London under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.
Spain still claims sovereignty over the Rock, home to 28,000 Gibraltarians, who in a 2002 referendum overwhelmingly rejected a deal to shared sovereignty between the two nations and demanded to remain a part of Britain.
The royal couple have avoided Gibraltar during their first official joint tour of the Iberian Peninsula, skirting the inevitable controversy that a visit to the disputed territory would produce in Spain. » | Fiona Govan, Madrid | Thursday, March 31, 2011
Monday, November 10, 2008
THE TELEGRAPH: As the Prince of Wales prepares to celebrate his 60th birthday, Andrew Pierce examines the hopes and fears of the longest-serving heir to the throne
The Queen's son and heir passes yet another milestone in his life this week when he becomes the first Prince of Wales to reach the age of 60 without becoming monarch.
It was in January, when he passed 59 years and 74 days, that Prince Charles reached the same age as his great-great-grandfather Edward VII when he finally ascended the throne on the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. Prince Charles is well aware that his 60th birthday on Friday will merely underline in the eyes of the public the fact that he is the longest-serving king‑in-waiting in British history.
There will be only two private celebrations, in contrast to the month of lavish parties at Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace, Hampton Court and Highgrove when he turned 50.
The Queen is hosting a concert and dinner at Buckingham Palace with 75 members of the British and European royal families on Thursday. On Friday, his birthday, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will meet inner-city youngsters to highlight the work of the Prince's Trust, one of the great successes of this complex man's long service to public life. On Saturday it is the Duchess of Cornwall who will host a private party at Highgrove for 200 close friends. Rod Stewart will provide the cabaret. The relatively subdued tone of the week – it coincides with the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War – will reflect the ambiguous mood of the Queen's eldest son.
The world's most famous prince, who has a fabulously privileged lifestyle, is prone to deep bouts of brooding. His 60th birthday will reinforce the mood of introspection. The Prince of Wales knows that with each subsequent birthday the pressure will grow in some quarters for the Royal family to skip a generation when anointing the next monarch.
Although he was born to be head of state and is still fired by a determination to hear the traditional, sonorous proclamation, "The Queen is dead, long live the King", in his blacker moods his fear is that the proclamation, "Long live the King" will be for William V, not Charles III. (In fact, some in his circle have urged him to be George VII, in honour of the Queen's father, because of the unfortunate historical associations with monarchs called Charles.)
The Prince of Wales is a deeply spiritual man who is often engrossed in books on religion. He falls to his knees before bed each night in silent prayer. He spends much of his private time in his walking boots on the moors at his beloved Birkhall in Scotland. Officials are often summoned to join him. "It's more like a 10-mile hike. We can be out there for hours," said one.
During the treks, he agonises out loud about the future of the planet, rainforests, the fate of small farmers, the threat posed by genetically modified food, the rise of the big corporations, the decline of the Church of England, and continuing deprivation in the inner cities. "He really cares. He always has," said the official. "He does not just moan about it. He gets on and tries to do something about it. He wants to change things. He could have been a different Prince of Wales but he has chosen to wear his conscience on his sleeve and take on causes, even though he knows people sometimes mock him." Prince Charles May Never Be King >>> By Andrew Pierce | November 10, 2008
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