In the decades before he ascended to the throne, in speeches, letters, interviews, documentaries and books, Charles shared his thoughts on everything from salmon fishing to architecture to religion to the Iraq War.
“It is with a certain sense of pride and emotion that I have received these symbols of office, here in this magnificent fortress, where no one could fail to be stirred by its atmosphere of timeworn grandeur, nor where I myself could be unaware of the long history of Wales in its determination to remain individual and to guard its own particular heritage.”
As prep, Charles had been sent to study Welsh history, culture and language at University College of Wales in Aberystwyth. The idea was that the ceremony could be a chance to demonstrate good will at a time of growing Welsh nationalist sentiment.But later that month, the Welsh secretary, George Thomas, expressed concern to Prime Minister Harold Wilson that Charles had become overly indoctrinated.
“In my presence in Cardiff he referred to the ‘cultural and political awakening in Wales’. This is most useful for the nationalists,” Thomas . “If the prince is writing his own speeches he may well be tempted to go further. The enthusiasm of youth is a marvelous spur, but it may lead to speeches that cause difficulty.”By the fall of the year of his investiture, Charles was voicing concern about what people were doing to the planet — an issue that would become an animating lifelong passion.
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