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Prince Charles meets Barack Obama at White House | Prince Charles meets Barack Obama at White House |
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The Prince of Wales has discussed energy and environmental issues with US President Barack Obama in Washington. | The Prince of Wales has discussed energy and environmental issues with US President Barack Obama in Washington. |
The meeting in the White House's Oval Office comes ahead of the president's state visit to the UK later this month. | The meeting in the White House's Oval Office comes ahead of the president's state visit to the UK later this month. |
Mr Obama also said he was impressed how the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge handled the pressure of their wedding. | Mr Obama also said he was impressed how the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge handled the pressure of their wedding. |
Earlier, the prince made a keynote speech at a conference on sustainable agriculture and attended an event in support of UK and American troops. | Earlier, the prince made a keynote speech at a conference on sustainable agriculture and attended an event in support of UK and American troops. |
The White House talks came at the end of Prince Charles's two-day visit to Washington. | The White House talks came at the end of Prince Charles's two-day visit to Washington. |
The pair last met in France in 2009 during the 65th anniversary commemorations for the D-Day landings. | The pair last met in France in 2009 during the 65th anniversary commemorations for the D-Day landings. |
Mr Obama was not a guest at the royal wedding at Westminster Abbey on 29 April but he told Charles the occasion had mesmerised the US. | Mr Obama was not a guest at the royal wedding at Westminster Abbey on 29 April but he told Charles the occasion had mesmerised the US. |
He went on to joke that he could not have coped with the pressure of such a situation himself. | He went on to joke that he could not have coped with the pressure of such a situation himself. |
The conversation then turned to the military and Charles revealed how he was worried when Prince Harry served for 10 weeks as a forward air controller in Afghanistan. | The conversation then turned to the military and Charles revealed how he was worried when Prince Harry served for 10 weeks as a forward air controller in Afghanistan. |
In a statement, the White House said: "President Obama warmly welcomed the prince's work over three decades on environmental issues, halting deforestation and encouraging sustainable food production. | |
"The president also congratulated the prince on the wedding of his son, Prince William, to Catherine Middleton and extended his best wishes to the newlywed couple." | |
Mr Obama also affirmed "the strength and depth of the alliance" between the US and UK and said British troops had made "important contributions" to action in Afghanistan and Libya. | |
'Food education' | 'Food education' |
Earlier, in his address to the Future of Food conference at Georgetown University, Prince Charles called on more governments and companies to support organic food production. | Earlier, in his address to the Future of Food conference at Georgetown University, Prince Charles called on more governments and companies to support organic food production. |
He said had spent more than 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". | He said had spent more than 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". |
"The world is gradually waking up to the fact that creating sustainable food systems will be paramount," he said. | "The world is gradually waking up to the fact that creating sustainable food systems will be paramount," he said. |
He added: "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 added: "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." |
Referring to the need for better "food education", the prince went on to praise First Lady Michelle Obama's campaign which aims to tackle childhood obesity in America. | Referring to the need for better "food education", the prince went on to praise First Lady Michelle Obama's campaign which aims to tackle childhood obesity in America. |
And he made a brief reference to Prince William's marriage, telling the audience that talking about organic farming was "a change from making embarrassing speeches about my eldest son during wedding receptions". | |
Charles met US military veterans 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. | Charles met US military veterans 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. |
He then went on to recite a few lines from Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance operetta. | He then went on to recite a few lines from Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance operetta. |
More speaking than singing, he quoted 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 quoted 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." |
On Tuesday, Charles visited the Common Good City Farm, located on a former baseball field in a deprived area of the city. | On Tuesday, Charles visited the Common Good City Farm, located on a former baseball field in a deprived area of the city. |
Prince Charles met staff and volunteers at the site where fruit, vegetables and flowers are grown. | Prince Charles met staff and volunteers at the site where fruit, vegetables and flowers are grown. |
The prince also attended a Marshall Scholar alumni reception at the US Supreme Court. | The prince also attended a Marshall Scholar alumni reception at the US Supreme Court. |
He is an honorary patron of the Association of Marshall Scholars, which funds Americans to study at UK universities in recognition of the post-war European recovery Marshall Plan programme. | He is an honorary patron of the Association of Marshall Scholars, which funds Americans to study at UK universities in recognition of the post-war European recovery Marshall Plan programme. |