From the Observer archive, 9 June 1974 interview with Prince Charles:
…I certainly don’t think monarchs should retire and be pensioned off, say at 60, as some professions and businesses stipulate. The nature of being a monarch is different.
Take Queen Victoria. In her 80s, she was more loved, more revered than she had ever been. In other walks of life, too, age may bring accumulations of respect – and possibly wisdom – which are valuable to society.
…so many young people feel they don’t belong… What they really want is adventure and a sense of service…
To read the entire article in The Observer, please click here.
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Also of interest:
The Telegraph: The Queen and Prince Philip visit a nursing home
The Guardian: The seating plan from hell? Queen lunches with four prime ministers
April 21 – The Noble Saint who tamed William the Conqueror, abolished slavery in England, and founded Scholasticism; his prayer to Saint Mary Magdalene
Prince William’s dramatic helicopter search for man blown into sea in 50mph gales – The Mirror
The Priesthood of the Nobility—Allocution of Benedict XV to the Roman Patriciate and Nobility on January 5, 1920
Ludwig von Mises: The dedication of elites built our civilization
HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales. Photo by Helmandblog.
