Well the wedding in the words of the Archbishop of Canterbury was a fairy tale and there was a huge public impress, investment of goodwill, affection and indeed money in this Institution. It was a huge success at the time.

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I went on a long trip through South America with Prince Charles where I was...

I went on a long trip through South America with Prince Charles where I was...

I first got to know Charles in the late seventies when I wrote an article...

I first got to know Charles in the late seventies when I wrote an article...

I remember a moment when the Prince went back to his old school, Grammar School...

I remember a moment when the Prince went back to his old school, Grammar School...

A close associate of his gave an interview in which the book was described as...

A close associate of his gave an interview in which the book was described as...

What it was at the time was literally a plea for, to get the pressure...

What it was at the time was literally a plea for, to get the pressure...

I don't accept at all the quite popular argument that the press is responsible for...

I don't accept at all the quite popular argument that the press is responsible for...

I think the relation between the monarchy and the press is very much a two-way...

I think the relation between the monarchy and the press is very much a two-way...

The architect, Peter Arens who is the monstrous carbuncle architect, not merely did his design...

The architect, Peter Arens who is the monstrous carbuncle architect, not merely did his design...

When the magistrate says 'That's not a good enough reason my man.' He said 'Excuse...

When the magistrate says 'That's not a good enough reason my man.' He said 'Excuse...

They tend to be civil servants, often diplomats drawn from the Foreign Office, who may...

They tend to be civil servants, often diplomats drawn from the Foreign Office, who may...

It's a problem for him because he's got - like Edward VII had - nearly...

It's a problem for him because he's got - like Edward VII had - nearly...

Charles was very intent to use his years as Prince of Wales to make his...

Charles was very intent to use his years as Prince of Wales to make his...

Well I'm a very similar age to Prince Charles. I'm a year older than him....

Well I'm a very similar age to Prince Charles. I'm a year older than him....

Thatcher came under pressure from right wing backbenchers to shut up the Prince of Wales...

Thatcher came under pressure from right wing backbenchers to shut up the Prince of Wales...

That was par for the course but I also found that commissions were being canceled...

That was par for the course but I also found that commissions were being canceled...

What was funny if you were there is that we were all immensely sophisticated people...

What was funny if you were there is that we were all immensely sophisticated people...

I've always said, since I got to know him and wrote about him, that he's...

I've always said, since I got to know him and wrote about him, that he's...

When the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were growing up, that was at it's height...

When the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were growing up, that was at it's height...

While the 1980 book was being serialized in the Sunday Times, Charles attacked it through...

While the 1980 book was being serialized in the Sunday Times, Charles attacked it through...

I think her friends were worried that the bulimia might come back, about some psychological...

I think her friends were worried that the bulimia might come back, about some psychological...