Hobbies and personal interests Charles, Prince of Wales

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1 hobbies , personal interests

1.1 sports
1.2 visual, performing , contemporary arts
1.3 publications





hobbies , personal interests
sports

the prince of wales , prince william after polo match @ ham polo club, london


from youth prince charles avid player of competitive polo until 1992. continued play informally, including charity, until 2005. charles took part in fox hunting, before sport banned in united kingdom in 2005. late 1990s, opposition activity growing, charles s participation viewed political statement opposed it, such league against cruel sports, launched attack against charles after took sons on beaufort hunt in 1999, when government trying ban hunting hounds.


charles has been keen salmon angler since youth, , supports orri vigfússon s efforts protect north atlantic salmon. fishes river dee in aberdeenshire, scotland, while claims special angling memories time in vopnafjörður, iceland. charles supporter of burnley football club.


visual, performing , contemporary arts

prince charles president or patron of more twenty performing arts organisations, including royal college of music, royal opera, english chamber orchestra, philharmonia orchestra, welsh national opera, , purcell school. in 2000, revived tradition of appointing harpists royal court, appointing official harpist prince of wales. undergraduate @ cambridge played cello, , has sung bach choir twice.


charles founded prince s foundation children , arts in 2002, more children experience arts first-hand. president of royal shakespeare company , attends performances in stratford-upon-avon, supports fundraising events , attends company s annual general meeting. enjoys comedy, , interested in illusionism, becoming member of magic circle after passing audition in 1975 performing cups , balls effect.


a keen , accomplished watercolourist, charles has exhibited , sold number of works, , published books on subject. in 2001, 20 lithographs of watercolour paintings illustrating country estates exhibited @ florence international biennale of contemporary art. charles awarded 2011 montblanc de la culture arts patronage award montblanc cultural foundation support , commitment arts, particularly in regard young people.


on 23 april 2016, charles appeared in comedy sketch royal shakespeare company s shakespeare live! @ royal shakespeare theatre, commemorate 400th anniversary of shakespeare s death in 1616. charles attended gala duchess of cornwall , event televised live bbc. charles made surprise entrance settle disputed delivery of hamlet s celebrated line, or not be, question .


publications

prince charles author of several books reflecting own interests. has contributed foreword or preface books other writers , has written, presented , has been featured in documentary films.








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