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1. The Prince keeps Indian Runner Ducks at Birkhall
11 June 2007
The Prince keeps a number of Indian Runner Ducks at Birkhall, Their Royal Highnesses’s home in Scotland.
There is a long history of keeping...
2. The compost at Highgrove takes 12 weeks to make
11 June 2007
Composting is an excellent way of recycling kitchen scraps and garden clippings.
At Highgrove in Gloucestershire, big compost heaps are turned by a...
3. The Prince of Wales is a qualified pilot
30 October 2006
The Prince of Wales is a qualified pilot and first took the controls of an aircraft at the age of 19.
The Prince flew his first solo flight on 14th...
4. The Duchess of Cornwall likes to help people with brittle bones
30 October 2006
The Duchess likes to help people with osteoporosis – a painful disease that causes bones to break easily.
She is Patron of the National...
5. The Prince is a trained scuba diver
30 October 2006
In July 1975, The Prince spent 47 minutes under water examining the wreck of the Mary Rose, a Tudor warship sunk off Portsmouth in 1545: he was the...
6. The Prince likes to paint landscapes using watercolour paint
30 October 2006
The Prince is a keen artist and especially likes to paint using watercolours.
Watercolours are water-based paints containing water soluble...
7. Where in The Prince's garden would you find a Red Elephant?
30 October 2006
Answer: In the vegetable patch.
A Red Elephant is a type of carrot which is extremely big and very tasty. The Prince likes to grow unusual...
8. The Prince of Wales has rare breeds of animals on his farm
30 October 2006
The Prince believes that it is important to protect rare breeds of native British farm animals, so he keeps a number of them on his organic farm....
9. The Prince uses no pesticides or chemicals on his farm or in his garden
30 October 2006
Their Royal Highnesses's family home is Highgrove House in Gloucestershire. The Prince has a garden there and a farm nearby. Both are run on an...
10. The Prince's Trust has helped 550,000 young people since it began in 1976
30 October 2006
The Prince's Trust is one of The Prince of Wales's 18 charities, which are known as The Prince's Charities.
The Prince's Trust has helped 550,000...