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| Prince Charles to meet Barack Obama in Washington | Prince Charles to meet Barack Obama in Washington |
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| The Prince of Wales is due to meet US President Barack Obama in Washington on the second day of his visit to the US. | The Prince of Wales is due to meet US President Barack Obama in Washington on the second day of his visit to the US. |
| Attending an event on Wednesday to support UK and American troops, Charles praised wounded US service personnel, citing their positive outlook on life and determination to succeed. | |
| He also entertained with a few lines from the Pirates of Penzance operetta. | He also entertained with a few lines from the Pirates of Penzance operetta. |
| The prince also made a keynote speech at a conference on sustainable agriculture at Georgetown University. | |
| "The world is gradually waking up to the fact that creating sustainable food systems will be paramount," he said in his speech at the Future of Food conference in Washington DC. | |
| Prince Charles said he has spent over 30 years speaking on the topic of food production in an effort to ensure the health of future generations and "the integrity of nature itself". | |
| "Soils are being depleted, demand for water is growing ever more voracious and the entire system is at the mercy of an increasingly fluctuating price of oil," he said. | |
| On the first day of his two-day official visit, Charles attended a Marshall Scholar alumni reception at the US Supreme Court and visited a city farm. | On the first day of his two-day official visit, Charles attended a Marshall Scholar alumni reception at the US Supreme Court and visited a city farm. |
| He spoke at the event to celebrate the work of the British Forces Fund and America's United Service Organisations - two bodies which organise morale-boosting entertainment for troops on both sides of the Atlantic. | He spoke at the event to celebrate the work of the British Forces Fund and America's United Service Organisations - two bodies which organise morale-boosting entertainment for troops on both sides of the Atlantic. |
| The prince highlighted how both the UK and US owed an "immense debt" to their armed forces who were prepared to risk their lives serving in Afghanistan. | The prince highlighted how both the UK and US owed an "immense debt" to their armed forces who were prepared to risk their lives serving in Afghanistan. |
| "As far as I'm concerned, nothing is too good for our servicemen and servicewomen," he said. | "As far as I'm concerned, nothing is too good for our servicemen and servicewomen," he said. |
| Entertaining the troops | Entertaining the troops |
| Perhaps taking his cue from former M People singer Heather Small, who had sung for the invited guests, the prince told the audience that while at school he took part in a production of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta the Pirates of Penzance. | Perhaps taking his cue from former M People singer Heather Small, who had sung for the invited guests, the prince told the audience that while at school he took part in a production of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta the Pirates of Penzance. |
| More speaking than singing, he performed a few lines from the song Oh Better Far to Live and Die: "When I sally forth to seek my prey, I help myself in a royal way, I sink a few more ships, it's true, than a well-bred monarch ought to do." | More speaking than singing, he performed a few lines from the song Oh Better Far to Live and Die: "When I sally forth to seek my prey, I help myself in a royal way, I sink a few more ships, it's true, than a well-bred monarch ought to do." |
| He later met a number of amputee veterans, including Andrew Kinard, 28, a former 1st Lieutenant with the US Marines who lost his legs in a 2006 blast while on a foot patrol in western Iraq. | He later met a number of amputee veterans, including Andrew Kinard, 28, a former 1st Lieutenant with the US Marines who lost his legs in a 2006 blast while on a foot patrol in western Iraq. |
| Now in his second year of a Harvard Law degree, he told of the days after he woke in a US Naval hospital following the explosion: "Over the period of about a week - coming in and out of consciousness, [having] multiple surgeries - I got to the point where I was asking where my legs where, I couldn't see they were gone, my dad had to tell me." | Now in his second year of a Harvard Law degree, he told of the days after he woke in a US Naval hospital following the explosion: "Over the period of about a week - coming in and out of consciousness, [having] multiple surgeries - I got to the point where I was asking where my legs where, I couldn't see they were gone, my dad had to tell me." |
| Dawn Halfaker, a former captain who worked as a military police officer in the US Army, was another who spoke to the prince. | Dawn Halfaker, a former captain who worked as a military police officer in the US Army, was another who spoke to the prince. |
| Speaking about the importance of high-profile individuals recognising veterans, she said: "I think it's fundamental to their role to be able to honour the sacrifices servicemen have made to their country. | Speaking about the importance of high-profile individuals recognising veterans, she said: "I think it's fundamental to their role to be able to honour the sacrifices servicemen have made to their country. |
| "They don't have to say anything or do anything, just the mere fact that you understand that they care is enough." | "They don't have to say anything or do anything, just the mere fact that you understand that they care is enough." |
| A Clarence House spokesman said the prince's two-day trip had three main themes - education, environmental sustainability and co-operation between UK and US forces. | A Clarence House spokesman said the prince's two-day trip had three main themes - education, environmental sustainability and co-operation between UK and US forces. |
| The prince and the president's meeting comes ahead of President Obama's state visit to the UK later this month. | The prince and the president's meeting comes ahead of President Obama's state visit to the UK later this month. |