CHARLES, PRINCE OF CHANGE The making of his monarchy
Prince Charles has always been a forward thinker, working out his points of view and desired outcomes and then sticking to them, regardless of what his family, critics or the public say.
“He looks at everything in terms of years and decades,” says an aide. “He always has. Once he’s made his mind up on something, he’s immovable. He says, ‘They’ll come round, they’ll agree with me one day.’
“By and large, that’s true – most opponents eventually support him.”
Or as Charles (71) himself puts it, “I’ve gone on regardless of the endless criticism and carping and shouting and screaming, because I’ve always believed in the long term.”
No matter if it’s ecology, climate change, organic farming, architecture, the structure of the economy or the future of the royal family, the Prince of Wales has always aimed to
