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Earlier yesterday the heir apparent to theBritish throne visited a market mill in Lowell,Wang Laboratories, and the Harvard-affiliatedDana-Farber Cancer Institute where he met withchildren being treated at the center...
...plane taxis to a halt, the 100 or so people on the runway start waving their American and British flags frantically. They hope to catch a first glimpse of Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the throne. Dressed in their Sunday best, the crowd pushes against the ropes watching as the band, clad in Revolution-era uniforms, strikes up "God Save the Queen...
...official visit to a palace in the Middle East, Charles fell slightly behind the tour group. As he exited a door, a servant entered. Upon catching sight of Charles, the servant assumed the Prince was the butler he was assigned to meet and handed the heir to the British throne a pile of clothes to press...
...image of aneccentric in Great Britain, says Thomas Ertman afourth-year graduate student in sociology whospecializes in British politics. A non-smoker,Charles is a vegetarian and drinks only whenprotocol requires it. At times, he has eschewedtea or coffee as well. And unlike previous heirsto the throne, Charles has a decidedlyintellectual image, having gained the distinctionof being the first heir to earn a universitydegree. Says MacCaffrey, "He's the most originalBritish prince since Prince Albert a century...
...like a licorice stick. Undaunted by baleful stares from his mother and grandmother, he pulled out his miniature ceremonial dagger and began poking holes in the dress of Diana's niece Laura Fellowes, 6. When his victim wagged a finger of rebuke, the second in line to the British throne trumped her with a silent, but definitive Bronx cheer...