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1. When was The Prince of Wales born?
13 December 2011
The Prince of Wales is the eldest child of The Queen and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. The Prince was born on 14th November 1948 at...
2. What would you find on a British lunch menu?
4 February 2011
Answer: The Duchess of Cornwall celebrated British Food Fortnight by inviting winners of the British Food Fortnight Secondary Schools Competition to...
3. The Royal Train runs on bio-diesel fuel
25 October 2010
The Royal Train is used by The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and The Prince of Wales on long journeys around the country. It runs on fuel that comes...
4. The Prince has launched a project to help save the World's rainforests
17 May 2009
Rainforests are a perfect home for frogs – there is lots of water, plenty of bugs to eat and millions of hiding places.
The Rainforest is the...
5. 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...
6. 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...
7. 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...
8. 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...
9. 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...
10. 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...