10/8/2010, "Why Prince Charles has to keep his views to himself," UK Guardian, Alexander Chancellor, opinion
"In an interview published today in Vanity Fair, the Prince of Wales makes crystal clear what his future priority is. "I am absolutely determined to be the defender of nature. Full stop," he says. "That's what the rest of my life is going to be concerned with." So now we know what the monarchy will be like under its next incumbent. It will be a campaigning organization on behalf of the environment.
One cannot help admiring the prince's commitment to environmental causes, despite the criticism it attracts. And I believe him when he says that "it's no fun having your head shot off all the time". But he seems unable to understand why he gets attacked so much. It is not because his critics find his opinions unpalatable, but because they think he should not use his position as heir to the throne to impose them on others.
By writing to the prime minister of Qatar, the prince managed to stop a plan by Lord Rogers for the redevelopment of the former Chelsea Barracks in London. The architect called his intervention "unconstitutional", and even a judge in a related lawsuit called it "unexpected and unwelcome". But Prince Charles is still pleased with what he achieved and sees himself, not without justification, as a champion of the majority view among residents of the area.
The trouble is that the monarchy's role in the British constitution demands neutrality. This may be very boring for the monarch, but that's the way it is. In a forthcoming television special to accompany his new book Harmony, which urges a "revolution" in man's attitude to the natural environment, Prince Charles says: "That's what motivates me. I can only, somehow, imagine that I find myself being born into this position for a purpose."
This is the prince's tragedy. He was, indeed, born into his position for a purpose, but that purpose was to be a constitutional head of state with no known views on anything remotely controversial. The Queen has played this role perfectly for more than half a century. However hard he may find it, the prince should aspire to do the same."
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Comment: The Queen is more than capable of asking Prince Charles to tone it down a bit but she chooses not to do so. Charles is on her record.
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Prince Charles, WWF official, aims to reshape economic systems, reduce economic growth and consumption:
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9/8/2011, “Prince of Wales becomes president of WWF-UK,” UK Guardian
“In a speech at St James’s Palace to mark his new role with the WWF’s (World Wildlife Fund) UK arm, the prince suggested that a new “cause celebre”, like the WWF’s famous fight to safeguard the panda, was needed to highlight the predicament the world was facing....
He added: “For history will not judge us by how much economic growth we achieve in the immediate years ahead,
nor by how much we expand material consumption,
but by the legacy we leave for our children, grandchildren and their grandchildren….
“There is an urgent need for all of us to concentrate our efforts on sustaining, nurturing and protecting the earth’s natural capital and, moreover,
reshaping our economic systems
so that nature sits at the very heart of our thinking.
“This is the mission of WWF-UK, and it is my mission as well.”
The heir to the throne’s green credentials are well known as he has campaigned on a range of environmental issues for many decades focusing on concerns such as protecting the world’s rainforests and promoting sustainability.
Charles also countered the “criticism” he has faced over the years saying he put up with it as the issues were so important, adding “none of us must be afraid to stand up and be counted”.
The royal takes over the presidency from his cousin, Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy, and also follows in the footsteps of his father, the Duke of Edinburgh,
who was the first president of WWF-UK and now holds the position of president emeritus of WWF.”
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2013--WWF says only global poverty can save the planet:
5/16/13, “Only global poverty can save the planet, insists WWF – and the ESA!” UK Register, Lewis Page
“Extremist green campaigning group WWF - endorsed by no less a body than the European Space Agency - has stated that economic growth should be abandoned, that citizens of the world’s wealthy nations should prepare for poverty and that all the human race’s energy should be produced as renewable electricity within 38 years from now.
Most astonishingly of all, the green hardliners demand that the enormous numbers of wind farms, tidal barriers and solar powerplants required under their plans should somehow be built while at the same time severely rationing supplies of concrete, steel, copper and glass.“…
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Wind turbine fees are key to Prince Charles’ financial future:
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12/31/10, “One’s in the money! Why Prince Charles’s secret 20-year campaign could make him the richest king in history,” UK Daily Mail, G. Levy
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10/24/10, “Queen’s £38m a year windfarm windfall,” This is money, by Martin Delgado and Christopher Leake
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“Experts predict the growth in offshore windfarms could be worth up to £250m a year to the Crown Estate….’It is wholly inappropriate that the Palace should have such a direct interest in a subject like windfarms, given Prince Charles’s obsession with renewable energy. It raises the question as to- whether he is seeking to increase his own investment portfolio
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Above Prince Charles speaking in Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, 5/4/11, ap
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Above, Prince Charles with Obama in Oval Office, 5/4/11, ap
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King Juan Carlos had been WWF honorary president since 1968. Seen below slaughtering an elephant in 2006.
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WWF member King Juan Carlos of Spain with dead elephant on Rann Safari, 2006
4/14/12, “King of Spain Gets It Bad for Hunting Elephants,” Elephant Journal
7/21/12, “King Juan Carlos of Spain ousted from WWF presidency after row over hunting trip,” UK Telegraph
“”Although this type of hunting is legal and regulated, it has been deemed incompatible by many members with the honorary presidency of an international organisation that defends wildlife and the environment like WWF,” WWF Spain said in a statement.“…
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”Mutual benefit: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed al-Nahayan has been friends with Prince Andrew since childhood.”
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10/31/2010, “Andrew’s friend the Abu Dhabi prince – and the £3billion windfarm off Britain that could earn the Queen millions,” UK Daily Mail, Ian Gallagher and George Arbuthnott
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