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Prince Williamhas been immersing himself in a key part of his future – the vast estate that he will one day inherit.
William gave insight into his philosophy as he prepares to follow in his father’s footsteps, revealing that he will not “rock the boat” and do things much differently. However, he might not be as obsessed with buildings and design as Charles has famously been.
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And why would William — who has a home in the country and has a keen connection with farming — want to change things too much? Under his father’s leadership in the last 50 years, the Duchy has been turned into a multi-million dollar enterprise, providing $27 million a year income to run the Prince of Wales’s office and those of his sons and their wives. It is now a business empire that includes property in London and more than 130,000 acres of land — with 160 miles of British coastline — in 23 counties of England and Wales.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, says on the show: “It’s not just a business – it encompasses everything he is passionate about, you know, it’s the environment, it’s sustainability, it’s looking after the land, which I think it’s generations of families who I think feel sort of looked after and cared for, and I think he minds desperately about that.”
source: people.com
