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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Former Royal Chef Shares Why King Charles’s Title of “The Mad Prince” Should Be “Taken Back”

King Charles tipping his top hat.

King Charles has been a supporter of environmental causes and organic farming long before it was popular. In 1970, he gave a speech talking about the damage things like single-use plastics have on the environment—subjects few were discussing at the time—but the reception from the public and the media wasn’t what he’d hoped for, with many calling him “mad” to worry about such topics. But The King’s former head chef, Visen Anenden, recently shared that Charles has been vindicated in today’s age and was “way ahead of the curve” with his views on food.

Speaking on behalf of Heart Bingo Online, Anenden says that when he worked for His Majesty, it was “like an encyclopedia of learning about seasonality, vegetables, and organic meats.”

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