Prince Charles has resigned as the patron of a revered British heritage society in a dispute over his views on architecture and restoration.
Prince Charles has resigned as the patron of a revered British heritage society in a dispute over his views on architecture and restoration. Charles, the Prince of Wales, resigned from the British Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings after the group rejected a foreword that he wrote for a book about restoration. nyt
HRH The Prince of Wales and SPAB: statement
In the light of recent publicity the SPAB regrets that HRH The Prince of Wales was unable to renew his Patronage of the Society when it expired last year. We share a high proportion of the same objectives on issues like craft training, traditional materials and energy saving. Indeed we commend him for the various initiatives he has taken. However we do hold differing views on the best way to repair and extend old buildings, arguing for good, new design rather than reliance on past styles.
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Ha ha. The historians are less reactionary than the Prince. Good for them!
It's about time, but it's not like it will change anything his influence is too far reaching
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