Prince Charles Survives Coronavirus, and Shows Us the King He Might Be
Following his recovery from coronavirus, Prince Charles delivered a public message that has been widely praised. It may also signal the kind of British monarch he will be become.
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Prince Charles didn’t actually lean into the camera to switch it on and off, like his son Prince Harry did when he sent out a coronavirus-related missive canceling the Invictus Games from quarantine in North America last month.
But Prince Charles’ social media-disseminated selfie video, filmed in splendid isolation from his library at Birkhall (a very lovely home office, as it goes), was a completely new kind of message to the nation and presented a fascinating insight into how Charles may reign when he becomes king.