Well, not exactly, but our heir to the throne has made some good property moves. According to Hello!, the Prince has bought, sold or renovated over £200 million-worth of property in the past seven years, making a £43 million profit.

Sales of assets, which have raised £123.5 million since 2001, range from £30 million for a block of flats to £40,000 for farmland.

While dealing in property, Charles also purchased a new estate, located in Wales which I am happy to see. As Prince of Wales, it only seems appropriate. Now Charles’ only problem is trying to fit “Llwynywormwood” on to envelopes.

On reflection I believe my attendance could divert attention from the purpose of the occasion, which is to focus on the life and service of Diana. I’m grateful to my husband, William and Harry for supporting my decision.

- Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in a statement regarding her change of heart at attending Diana’s memorial.

I feel that it is avoiding an awkward situation. It’s not something that occurred by force, but rather out of grace.

Who advised Camilla to turn Diana’s Prince of Wales feathers necklace into a brooch? The diamond and emerald trinket was shown in a side-by-side comparison on each woman in the latest issue of Ok! Magazine. Even if the piece did not belong to Diana personally, it still seems a bit controversial for Camilla to wear something that once belonged to the Princess of Wales.

Charles and Camilla were recently joined by Queen Sonja of Norway for the opening of the £11-million, state-of-the-art Shetland Museum.

It’s great that we have managed to get people from both royal families. [This] reflects very much the nature of our collections ­- Scandinavian and English and Scottish influences.”
- Curator Tommy Watt

Read my earlier post entitled Our TransAtlantic ties.

Radiant and smiling at the Classical Brit Awards, the Duchess of Cornwall proved she’s back on excellent form after taking two months out from public life to recover from an operation. On her first official engagement since a hysterectomy in early March Camilla looked at ease, chatting to performers from the classical world and top musical names such as Sting and Sir Paul McCartney.

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