Newspaper headlines every day proclaim some new economic disaster. Mounting unemployment, house re-possessions and factory closures are some of the daily catastrophes. So it is good to report that this social misery is not universal. Prince Charles's accounts show that his funding from the government rose from £1,664,000 to £1,962,000, a rise of 18%. "That includes a 56 per cent rise in his travel costs to £1,080,000. Staffing increased to ensure that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry were looked after." (Times, 29 July) It is also heartening in these harsh economic times to note that his funding from the Duchy of Cornwall - the landed estate given to the heir of the throne - went up by nearly 4 per cent to £17,796,000. Crisis? What crisis? RD
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