Friday 16 March 2007

The People's Prince

When the Archbishop of Canterbury hands the Sword of State to the newly crowned monarch, he charges as follows: "With this sword do justice, stop the growth of iniquity, protect the holy Church of God, help and defend widows and orphans, restore the things that are gone to decay, maintain the things that are restored, punish and reform what is amiss, and confirm what is in good order."

Who is doing this in Britain today, or even trying to do so? Not Tony Blair. Not Gordon Brown. Not David Cameron. Nor, frankly, was there ever anything very Dianese about such concerns.

But there is one public figure who was making such an effort 10 years ago, and who is still making it today. All hail, Charles, The People's Prince.

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