Fit for a king

Charles Saumarez Smith

● BY CHANCE, I WAS STANDING in the entrance hall of Dumfries House at exactly five o’clock on the day the Queen died. I received an unexpected phone call from a friend who told me the sad news, which was not confirmed on television until 6.30pm. I had spent the morning wandering the grounds, which I had not been able to do on previous visits. My visit gave me an opportunity to consider what the Prince of Wales, as he was then, now King Charles III, has achieved at Dumfries House, which may turn out to be relevant to how he exercises his influence, if indeed, he is allowed — or feels it appropriate — to have any. The circumstances in which he took on the restoration of Dumfries House…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2022

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