Prince Charles Turns 60
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Tours of Duty
The Prince of Wales travels the world, gamely donning local headgear and submitting to lengthy welcoming ceremonies, in his efforts to promote the United Kingdom. In the year from April 2007, he undertook 609 official engagements; 77 of these were overseas. As a committed environmentalist, since 2007 he's published details of his household's carbon emissions along with targets for reducing them.
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