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| The Prince of Wales's private income rose by 7% to more than £16m last year, Clarence House accounts show. | The Prince of Wales's private income rose by 7% to more than £16m last year, Clarence House accounts show. |
| Money generated by the Duchy of Cornwall increased by just over £1m to £16.2m in the last financial year. | Money generated by the Duchy of Cornwall increased by just over £1m to £16.2m in the last financial year. |
| But the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by the prince's activities fell by 18%. | But the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by the prince's activities fell by 18%. |
| The accounts also show that five controversial helicopter flights Prince William made while training with the RAF cost more than £50,000. | The accounts also show that five controversial helicopter flights Prince William made while training with the RAF cost more than £50,000. |
| Clarence House officials said the carbon reduction was due to a switch to "green" electricity supplies and a further reduction in travel-related emissions. | Clarence House officials said the carbon reduction was due to a switch to "green" electricity supplies and a further reduction in travel-related emissions. |
| Figures showed the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by the prince's travel and domestic energy use fell by 630 tonnes to 2,795 tonnes during 2007-08. | Figures showed the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by the prince's travel and domestic energy use fell by 630 tonnes to 2,795 tonnes during 2007-08. |
| Stag party | Stag party |
| The cost of the Prince's official travel by air and rail fell 22% from £1.4m to £1.1m. Journeys by plane and train are paid for by the taxpayer. | The cost of the Prince's official travel by air and rail fell 22% from £1.4m to £1.1m. Journeys by plane and train are paid for by the taxpayer. |
| Meanwhile, Prince William's helicopter flights - which included journeys to a stag party and a trip to the family home of his girlfriend, Kate Middleton, were criticised as an alleged abuse of military training. | Meanwhile, Prince William's helicopter flights - which included journeys to a stag party and a trip to the family home of his girlfriend, Kate Middleton, were criticised as an alleged abuse of military training. |
| The prince's personal costs, referred to in the accounts as "non-official expenditure", fell from £2.6m to £2.2m. | The prince's personal costs, referred to in the accounts as "non-official expenditure", fell from £2.6m to £2.2m. |
| The amount of tax the heir to the throne paid to HM Revenue and Customs dropped by £5,000 to £3.4m. | The amount of tax the heir to the throne paid to HM Revenue and Customs dropped by £5,000 to £3.4m. |
| Sir Michael Peat, the Prince's top aide, said he hoped the figures showed "a good picture". | |
| He said: "I don't want to sound complacent but I really do believe that the contribution their royal highnesses make to national life continues to develop and broaden and strengthen. | |
| "The Prince of Wales has a special knack of putting his finger on issues of underlying and long-term importance and for seeing beyond fashion and political correctness - and there are some good examples in the annual review." |