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The Controversial Legacy Of King Charles III | The Madness Of Prince Charles
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For 56 years Prince Charles was the King in waiting - a wait that has surely been hard on him. Against the background of his wedding to Camilla, the film examines his controversial ideas on architecture (nothing too modern, please), medicine (coffee enemas and a diet of liquidized fruit), and religion (flirting with Islam, Sikhism, and regularly visiting the Greek Orthodox monasteries on Mount Athos). Looking at the heir to the throne's difficult relationships with women, family, and the public, we find out what makes Charles tick. Uploaded 11-10-19 It's like Netflix for history... Sign...
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- 216 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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The wedding of Charles and Camilla finally took place on April 9, 2005. It had been delayed for 34 years because they had been married to other people and then for a day because the Pope died. The wedding was meant to boost Charles' image and the royals hoped it would bring an end
to the negative publicity he's been getting. Over the last 30 years, Prince Charles has been attacked and mocked, sometimes because of his behaviour and sometimes because of his often odd ideas. To some, Charles is ahead of his time, even a genius.
To others, he's, if not mad, maddening, brilliant or bonkers or both. Tonight we probe the mind of the man who has waited longer to be king than any other air to the throne. This amusing 30 year old film shows the prince as you've never seen him. The clown prince,
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