I didn't know that either. I'm surprised that it's not been made more public. It does make sense after all. In effect his position is equivalent to a vice president.
Information relating to security of key public figures is rarely made public, there is little need to.
I appreciate the explanations but my question is whether Prince Charles needed to go to Scotland. The issue is whether the royal family, including the Queen now, is advocating that other people make lifestyle changes to protect the environment, should lead the way. I understand that for security reasons, official travel may not be environmentally friendly, but perhaps they should set an example by taking fewer vacations
That is certainly a possibility.
That said, the drive from Windsor up to Birkhall, without stopping, takes over 9 hours, so perhaps not the most comfortable way to travel or the best use of ones time. That of course does not factor in the time it will take to stop along the motorway to charge ones electric car, or stops for meals and loo breaks.
I know it's a long drive, that's why I said he could have done it over a couple of days. It just looks like he wants everyone else to put themselves out for the sake of the environment but not himself.
Anne seems very good at sneaking in and out of Windsor unnoticed so I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear she already has visited. I'm sure whether she already has or is soon to, HM will be delighted to catch up with her only daughter.
Not quite. As has been stated by other posters, HM and the PoW / DoC staying at different royal residences at different times of the year is to be seen to not just be based in London and the South East, but being in touch with people across the UK. The time in Scotland is very much part of that. I am sure C&C will conduct engagements in Scotland over the next few weeks.
As regards making changes to our lifestyles, we all have to do our bit. Prince Charles rarely takes foreign holidays, and usually only travels abroad for work. He famously gave up his annual skiing trip to reduce his carbon footprint.
I'm not talking about what he does in Scotland I'm talking about how he got there.
Not sure why a busy man like Charles might spend 2 days getting to Scotland when he can get there in 90 minutes.
because of the carbon footprint aspect. IMO most of the people who lecture about carbon footprints do quite a bit of travelling... and Charles used to have a big fancy gas guzzling car
Have to consider the transportation for their security team as well. Is the two day multi vehicle car trip a better choice or is the flight?
I actually think that to pick on Charles for carbon footprints and calling any royal a hypocrite for using flights is tilting at windmills. I look at my own life and how pro "go green" and "save the planet" I can be but yet I look at my own everyday life and see times where it just isn't feasible to take the greener option or heck... it isn't even available. In my area right now our recycle center is not accepting plastic for some reason. The dilemma is do I trash all this plastic or let it pile up and take up a room in my home? I cannot avoid things made with plastic.
All for the satisfaction of saying that Charles, personally, travels green. I agree with you that it defies the purpose.I definitely think that, all things considering, the flight is actually the wisest choice. A multi car convoy getting everyone and anyone including the dogs to a hiatus residence has their own carbon footprints that they leave.
Think about the "normal" holiday times that most British royals follow. They're scheduled for a specific time period. You rarely hear of "weekenders" or "getaway" trips. Prior to the pandemic you could set your clocks by when the Queen goes to Balmoral or to Sandringham.
Are you suggesting that we should all stay at home and not go anywhere.
Where I live there are many markets where the produce is not pre wrapped. And you can buy your meat or fish from a counter where they wrap in paper.even the big supermarket chains have a choice.plastic bags are outlawed. Milk in glass bottles is also available too but you have to return it to the store. Not too long ago, our local dairy farm delivered milk to the house in glass bottles. Probably stopped about 15 years ago, and now they sell their milk in plastic jugs in markets, just not the same!We have separate bins - trash cans in American English - for plastic, for paper/cardboard, and for garden and food waste. The council binmen collect them. But you aren't supposed to put the plastic lids from plastic bottles in the bin for plastic stuff. No, I do not get this either! When I was a kid, a milkman came round on a cart every morning and left glass bottles of milk with foil lids outside everyone's home, and you then returned the glass bottles. Now, nearly everyone gets milk in plastic bottles from the supermarket. When my late grandparents were young married couples, you gave your grocery order to someone at the local shop and they parcelled up local produce for you in a cardboard box. Now, everything is pre-wrapped in plastic and comes from a supermarket, brought from all over Europe, and you pack your own stuff into plastic bags. That's not the fault of any one person - bigger forces need to change.