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The Once and Futurist King

I NEVER danced with a man who danced with a woman who danced with the Prince of Wales, but I have defended him through the years with a stubborn loyalty that resides in the world of black and white. Or, more accurately, exists in the archives of COUNTRY LIFE.

For instance, on June 26, 1997, I took issue in these pages with the vicar of St Mary the Virgin in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, who complained that the then Prince of Wales did not attend church regularly enough. He accused the Prince of ‘not appearing at an act of worship since February’. I welcomed the

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