Charles was very intent to use his years as Prince of Wales to make his mark while he still had freedom of maneuver that he wouldn't have as King. The first subject he really went for was architecture. It made an impact.
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Anthony Holden was a 20th-century English writer, broadcaster and critic. Anthony Ivan Holden was an English writer, broadcaster and literary critic, particularly known as a biographer of artists including Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky, the essayist Leigh Hunt, the opera librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte and the actor Laurence Olivier, and of members of the British royal family, notably Charles, Prince of Wales. Holden also published translations of opera and Ancient Greek poetry, as well as several autobiographical books about poker. Read more on Wikipedia →
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