DickieArbiter,the
Queen’sformerpress
secretary.His
memoirs,OnDuty
withtheQueen, are
publishedbyBlink
T
hepollis verypositive
andthat’sa goodthing
forthemonarchyasthey
looktothefuture.The
PrinceofWaleswillbethrilledthatthe
publichassaidheis doingsucha goodjob.
I alsoagreewiththepublicwhentheysay
thatit is rightthattheDuchessofSussexand
DuchessofCambridgesetanexampleto
othermothersbytakingmaternityleave.
Whatsurprisedmea littleis thatmore
people did notsupporttheDukeand
DuchessofSussex’sdecisiontotaketheirson
Archieontheirautumntourofsouthern
Africa.In 1983 CharlesandDianatook
William[thenninemonths]withthemto
Australiaforsixweeks.It is veryimportant
thatroyalsshouldhavetheirchildrenwith
themwhentheygoawayforsolong.
Forme,theroyalhighlightofthelastyear
is that,at93,theQueenis stillgoingabout
herbusinessandshowsnosignofgiving
up.Thatreallyis quiteremarkable.
Q
PrinceCharleshasjustcelebrated 50 yearssincehis
investitureasthePrinceofWales;hecarriedoutmorethan
600 engagementslastyear– is hedoinga goodjobasthe
heirapparent?
Agree:
44%
Don’tknow:
7%
Disagree:4% Stronglydisagree:
3%
Stronglyagree:
42%
ThePrinceofWales,toasting
thestartofhissummer
holidayona distillerytourin
Scotlandlastweek,haswon
resoundingpublicapprovalin
theyearhecelebratedfive
decadessincehisinvestiture
bythe Queen(below)
‘The Prince of
Wales will be
thrilled the public
says he is doing
such a good job’
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