The Prince of Wales Current Events 10: October 2008-October 2009

[Skydragon]

TROOPS in danger on the front line are "too often out of mind", Prince Charles has told The Sun.

Prince Charles launches The Sun Military Awards 2009 | The Sun |News|Campaigns|Our Boys

The Prince of Wales has praised the "extraordinary dedication and professionalism" of Britain's armed forces but warned that he fears their sacrifices are "too often" forgotten

Prince Charles: 'Sacrifices of British soldiers are too often out of mind' - Telegraph

A man who taught the Prince of Wales about crofting on Berneray in the Western Isles has died.
Donald Alec MacKillop - known as Splash - played host to the heir to the throne for several days in 1987.

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | Death of prince's crofting tutor

 

[Skydragon]

The Prince of Wales spoke of his son Harry's deployment to Afghanistan as he helped the 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards mark their 50th anniversary.

BBC NEWS | UK | Prince Charles joins cavalry celebrations

includes video

PRINCE Charles today spoke of his pride in Wales’ soldiers as he accepted a salute from 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards at Cardiff Castle.
The Prince of Wales was speaking moments before soldiers from the battalion, also known as the Welsh Cavalry, marched through the capital exercising their freedom of the city

WalesOnline - News - Wales News - Prince Charles reveals his pride in Wales' soldiers

 

[iceflower]

Pics 31.7.2009

Pics from today:

HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales wears the ceremonial dress
uniform 'Blues with Sword' of The Queen's Dragoon Guards as he poses
for a regimental photograph whilst visiting 1st The Queen's Dragoon
Guards as they celebrate their 50th anniversary and exercise their
freedom of the city of Cardiff, Cardiff Castle on July 31, 2009 in Cardiff,
Wales.

** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** gettyimages **

 

[Russophile]

** Pic 1 ** **

Is it me or does HRH PC look an awful lot like his father??

 

[ada]

The Prince of Wales spoke of his son Harry's deployment to Afghanistan as he helped the 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards mark their 50th anniversary.

BBC NEWS | UK | Prince Charles joins cavalry celebrations

includes video

Thankyou so much for this link, PC is consistent and genuine in his support for all the troops

 

[RoyalWatcherAnnie]

Is it me or does HRH PC look an awful lot like his father??

In that photo, I would say there is a strong resemblance, but I've always thought that Prince Charles was a mix of his mother and grandmother.

 

[Dierna23]

Is it me or does HRH PC look an awful lot like his father??

In this picture of course and I think he has a quite resemblence to Lord Mountbatten, mixed with the Windsor-look...

 

[Lumutqueen]

Is it me or does HRH PC look an awful lot like his father??

He does look an awful lot like Prince Phillip.

 

[iceflower]

Pics 2.8.2009

Prince Charles during the official opening of the new
May village hall in Caithness, UK, August 2nd, 2009


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[Skydragon]

The Prince of Wales congratulated a community for restoring their village hall in a £700,000 project.
Charles described the hall in the village of Mey, Caithness, as "marvellous" after unveiling a plaque to officially open it.

Prince Charles praises village hall - Mearns Today

 

[iceflower]

Pics 3.8.2009

The Prince of Wales during a visit to Caithness Horizons in
the Highland town of Thurso, Scotland, August 3, 2009


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** belga **

 

[Skydragon]

A NEW cultural centre in the far north of Scotland was officially opened yesterday by Prince Charles as he maintained the Royal family's strong link to Caithness.

Prince goes north for the culture - Scotsman.com News

Prince Charles said yesterday that he hoped a new cultural centre would bring "something special"
to a region with close royal ties.
Charles, the Duke of Rothesay, spoke as he officially opened Caithness Horizons in the Highland town of Thurso.
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Prince Opens Caithness Cultural Centre (from The Herald )

 

[iceflower]

The Prince of Wales during a visit to Dunbeath Heritage
Centre in Dunbeath, Scotland, August 4, 2009


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** belga **

 

[Russophile]

I see HRH is wearing his kilt. When did the family officially get their's and has the colors changed with the family bloodlines and names changing--does that makes sense?

 

[ada]

I see HRH is wearing his kilt. When did the family officially get their's and has the colors changed with the family bloodlines and names changing--does that makes sense?

I'm interested to know when and why he wears the different tartans. I also love the coat and vest he has been wearing lately with the different kilts.

 

[crazzycat]

I'm interest to know when and why he wears the different tartans. I also love the coat and vest he has been wearing lately with the different kilts.

I want to know it too, kiilts i like best

 

[Skydragon]

I see HRH is wearing his kilt. When did the family officially get their's and has the colors changed with the family bloodlines and names changing--does that makes sense?

Yes and No!

The earliest known reference for the use of a royal tartan is contained in the accounts of the treasurer of King James III. in 1471, where a purchase of a tartan for the king and his queen is mentioned. King James V. wore tartan when he was hunting in the Highlands in 1538, and King Charles II. wore tartan ribbons on his coat at his marriage in 1662

Mysterious Scotland

 

[Skydragon]

THE royal seal of approval has been given to major face-lifts recently carried out on two historic community hubs in Caithness.
The official wraps were this week taken off the new-look Mey village hall and the Caithness Horizons visitor centre in Thurso at the start of Prince Charles' week-long stay at the Castle of Mey.


New-look centres get the prince's seal of approval - John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier

Britain's Prince Charles referred to his grandmother during a visit to a heritage centre.
The 60-year-old royal was at the Dunbeath Heritage Centre in Caithness, Scotland, as he discussed how close he had been to the late Queen Mother, who died in 2002 and would have been 109 yesterday (04.08.09)

Read more: Prince Charles remembers grandmother - Monsters and Critics

 

[Russophile]

So. . . what "clan" officially is HRH in? Is it Windsor? And I'm assuming that one cannot wear the colors that HRH and the BRF wear because it belongs to them?
Will somebody be fined if they do?
Inquiring minds wanna know. . .

 

[Skydragon]

The main clan is that of Stewart, there is no such clan as Clan Windsor. Charles wears the Balmoral, Stewart, Rothesey including the hunting, Lord of the Isles, Gordon, Balmoral. Nobody is allowed to wear the Balmoral without the permission of HM and that includes members of the royal family.
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"When I was a kid I wanted to be a Princess and marry PRINCE CHARLES

The Things They Say: at Hollywood.com

 

[Russophile]

BTW, if I don't say thanks for all this info. THANKS!
Now, do the other Princes, Edward and Andrew wear kilts that are indicitive to their titles? (Such as York, Inverness, Killyleagh, Wessex and Severn respectively?)

 

[Skydragon]

I will try to pm you with the information!

HE'S seen service all over the world from the heat of Belize to the frozen wastes of the Arctic Circle.

A Falklands' veteran who spent the whole of the time in South Atlantic during the conflict … he's now a senior recruitment officer for the Army

Lowestoft Journal - Lowestoft man honoured by Prince Charles

Britain's Prince Charles "didn't believe in" the monarchy until 1977, a new book has claimed.
In his new book, 'Me: The Authorised Biography', Byron Rogers claims the royal couldn't see a future for his family until he saw how the public embraced his mother Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee.

Read more: Prince Charles' monarchy doubt - Monsters and Critics

The book is not prince Charles' biography but the authors!
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[Sonjapearl]

Should we believe Byron Rogers?

It does make you wonder if Charles, or any royal in the world, wondered if monarchy was worth keeping.

 

[Warren]

One would have to have boundless self-confidence to look at the traditions of a dynasty and the example set by The Queen as Reigning Monarch and say "Oh yeah, I can do that easily!" Every Crown Prince or Crown Princess has suffered from self-doubt at some stage; the expectation is both enormous and unrelenting, and there's no (easy) way out.

 

[Skydragon]

IMO, every right minded person, at some point, questions their role in life and unlike Charles, many of us are able to walk away or change our destiny.
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City leaders have been accused of snubbing Prince Charles by ditching a plaque in his name in favour of one for road contractors Colas

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Portsmouth-City-Council-accused-of.5533093.jp

 

[iceflower]

Pics 8.8.2009

The Prince of Wales during the Mey Highland games
in Caithness, August 8, 2009:


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** Pic 4 ** belga **

 

[Marsel]

Enjoying the view, Charles? Prince of Wales smiles as highland dancer's skirt blows up

First David Beckham was caught out eyeing up a group of pretty cheerleaders during a basketball game, then US President Barack Obama was picturing apparently admiring the rear of a young woman.

And now Princes Charles has been spotted enjoying the view as a Highland dancer revealed a little more than intended during the Mey Highland Games in northern Scotland.

In the first picture, Prince Charles is looking in a different direction. In the second one, the skirts look fine. In both cases, the skirts were disturbed in places that would make it extremely unlikely for Charles to see anything, even if he were looking.
The photographer did get an eyeful though.

 

[iceflower]

Nevertheless I guess that he laughed about something else

Here are a few additional pics:

Britain's Prince Charles holds onto a rope as he prepares to start
the tug o'war competition during the Mey Highland Games in Caithness,
northern Scotland August 8, 2009. Prince Charles,who holds the title
of 'Chieftan' for the games, attends the annual event which takes place
near to the Castle of Mey which was the Queen Mother's official home
in Caithness.


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[ada]

Enjoying the view, Charles? Prince of Wales smiles as highland dancer's skirt blows up

And where was the D of C? According to the report she had other engagements, so where's the news and pics for that?

 

[Skydragon]

They may have been private engagements or details might be released later.

** Pic 4 **

Thank you for the pictures iceflower. I wonder if he was telling the 'it was this big' joke in the picture!

Showing your knickers is a hazard of Highland dancing!
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“What do you say to the Prince of Wales?” asked Hurd, who works for the Dalton-based Carpet and Rug Institute. “What are we going to talk about? But he was so gracious. He puts you at ease immediately and makes the conversation very pleasant. I think he’s been doing this long enough that he understands that he can do that, and has worked very hard to make sure that people are at ease when they talk to him so they can carry on a conversation

The Daily Citizen, Dalton, GA - Meeting Prince Charles a ‘pretty heady experience’