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Charles' private and public passions

Charles’ private and public passions

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Charles’ private and public passions


Charles ventured into construction with his Poundbury model village
AFP

BEN STANSALL

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From watercolour painting to restoration projects in Transylvania, Charles has had seven decades to develop a wide range of hobbies and interests.

His passion for saving the planet and organic farming — once mocked as cranky — is now seen as well ahead of his time. 

But a tendency to lobby his personal views on subjects such as contemporary architecture has prompted questions over his judgement.

– Architecture – 

In the 1980s, Charles mounted a crusade against “ugly” modern architecture, decrying a proposed extension to the National Gallery on Trafalgar Square in London as a “monstrous carbuncle”. The planned design was scrapped.

Despite mockery, he put his philosophy into practice by backing construction of a model village called Poundbury on…

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