“Such is the end of Empire.”

— Charles, Prince of Wales

"'It's no wonder this region gets jumpy about the Chinese...'", Mail on Sunday, 13 November 2005, p. 8.
Entry in private journal referring to an incident in which he had to fly in business class while leading politicians flew in first class.
2000s

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