Despite his politically neutral role, over the years he has given his views on everything from modern architecture – he generally hates it – to organic farming, which he passionately advocates. This has sparked criticism, but the prince shrugs it off. “I could have sat doing very little indeed and I would have been got at by people saying, ‘What a useless idiot he is',” he said. “So I would rather be criticised for doing things rather than not doing them,” he added in a BBC TV documentary to be screened for his birthday. __
