Prince Charles to visit.(THE REGION)

0 Comments | Caribbean Update, March, 2008

Britain's eco-conscious Prince Charles will tour the Caribbean in a yacht in what is being billed as an environmentally friendly, cost-cutting move, reports AP (Feb. 8, 2008). The prince's Clarence House office said that he and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, had rented the 246foot vessel Leander from businessman Donald Gosling for their 11-day trip.

The royal couple will visit Trinidad & Tobago, St. Lucia, Jamaica and the volcanic island of Montserrat on a trip that begins March 4. Charles, 59, a champion of environmental causes, promised last year to cut emissions of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. He has reduced the number of plane and helicopter journeys he takes, introduced green electricity at his Highgrove country estate and converted...

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