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| Prince Charles won't 'meddle' when he becomes king | Prince Charles won't 'meddle' when he becomes king |
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| The Prince of Wales says he will stop speaking out on topics he feels strongly about when he becomes king, as he is "not that stupid". | The Prince of Wales says he will stop speaking out on topics he feels strongly about when he becomes king, as he is "not that stupid". |
| He has campaigned on issues such as the environment for decades, but says he would not do the same as monarch. | He has campaigned on issues such as the environment for decades, but says he would not do the same as monarch. |
| Speaking in a BBC documentary to mark his 70th birthday, Prince Charles said the idea that he would continue making interventions was "nonsense". | Speaking in a BBC documentary to mark his 70th birthday, Prince Charles said the idea that he would continue making interventions was "nonsense". |
| He said he would have to operate within "constitutional parameters". | He said he would have to operate within "constitutional parameters". |
| In the hour-long programme, he was asked about what some people have called his "meddling", but he said he had always tried to remain "non-party political". | In the hour-long programme, he was asked about what some people have called his "meddling", but he said he had always tried to remain "non-party political". |
| He said: "I think it's vital to remember there's only room for one sovereign at a time, not two. | |
| "So, you can't be the same as the sovereign if you're the Prince of Wales or the heir. | "So, you can't be the same as the sovereign if you're the Prince of Wales or the heir. |
| "But the idea, somehow, that I'm going to go on in exactly the same way, if I have to succeed, is complete nonsense because the two - the two situations - are completely different." | "But the idea, somehow, that I'm going to go on in exactly the same way, if I have to succeed, is complete nonsense because the two - the two situations - are completely different." |
| Asked whether his public campaigning will continue, he said: "No, it won't. I'm not that stupid. | Asked whether his public campaigning will continue, he said: "No, it won't. I'm not that stupid. |
| "I do realise that it is a separate exercise being sovereign. So of course I understand entirely how that should operate." | "I do realise that it is a separate exercise being sovereign. So of course I understand entirely how that should operate." |
| In the documentary, he also defended his public interventions as Prince of Wales. | |
| The heir to the throne said: "If it's meddling to worry about the inner cities as I did 40 years ago, then if that's meddling I'm proud of it." | |
| The BBC has been given exclusive access over the last 12 months to film Prince Charles, who turns 70 on 14 November. | The BBC has been given exclusive access over the last 12 months to film Prince Charles, who turns 70 on 14 November. |
| In the programme, the Duke of Cambridge said he would like his father to spend more time with his grandchildren - Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. | |
| Prince William said "when he's there, he's brilliant" but "we need him there as much as possible". | Prince William said "when he's there, he's brilliant" but "we need him there as much as possible". |
| The Prince of Wales has been championing environmental and social issues for many years and the Duchess of Cornwall said he was "pretty impatient" to get things done. | The Prince of Wales has been championing environmental and social issues for many years and the Duchess of Cornwall said he was "pretty impatient" to get things done. |
| She said: "He wants things done by yesterday as I think everybody who works for him will tell you. But that's how he gets things done, he's driven by this, this passion inside him to really help. | She said: "He wants things done by yesterday as I think everybody who works for him will tell you. But that's how he gets things done, he's driven by this, this passion inside him to really help. |
| "He would like to save the world." | "He would like to save the world." |