I like Prince Charles. There, I said it.
There’s a very good overview piece in November’s Vanity Fair (print only) on his charities, causes and attitude towards his role as Prince of Wales and as future King. I for one take great comfort from the last paragraph of the article, reproduced below, emphasis my own:
One last question: Why does he do it all?
“The only reason is because I mind,” he says, in an almost somber tone. “I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t really mind. And I don’t know why I mind so much. But I always have done. So I can only assume it’s something that’s sort of inherent”
I think “I mind” has an elegant simplicity to it. Powerful and concise. Something to live by?
More from Vanity Fair here.
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Also a fan. He keeps innovating and putting his money where his mouth is. The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment makes huge contributions to sustainability not only in research but in practice.