"We would not comment on supposed anonymous private conversation with the Prince of Wales, except to restate that he remains politically neutral. The point is that some people really, really *want* refugees to be treated appallingly and that character defect is almost impossible to fix from the outside."ĭespite the praise and condemnation, a spokesman for Clarence House, Charles' London residence, told The Times that Prince Charles remained politically neutral. "Everybody agrees with Prince Charles about that. The point is that some people really, really *want* refugees to be treated appallingly & that character defect is almost impossible to fix from the outside.- James Oh Brien June 11, 2022 Everybody agrees with Prince Charles about that. Of course deporting people to Rwanda is appalling. "Unless Prince Charles wants to destroy the monarchy he had better shut up fast," former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage wrote as he tweeted a story on Prince Charles. The story led right-wing British commentators to sharply criticize Prince Charles on Twitter. It was clear he was not impressed with the government's direction of travel." "He said he thinks the government's whole approach is appalling. "He (Charles) said he was more than disappointed at the policy," a source told The Times.
The first flight to deport migrants is expected to go ahead next Tuesday after opponents failed in a legal bid to block the move.
Home Secretary Priti Patel struck a deal with Rwanda that means migrants who arrive in Britain illegally face being deported to the country more than 4,000 miles away. The reported comments by Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son, and heir to the British throne, have caused waves in Britain because the monarchy is meant to stay out of politics and be strictly impartial. The Prince of Wales has privately described the government's plan to send migrants to Rwanda as "appalling" according to a Times report. Prince Charles has been both praised and censured for comments he is reported to have made critical of the U.K.'s controversial new policy towards migrants who enter the country illegally.