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Dave Higgens

King praised for his understanding of ‘harmony with nature’ at squirrel project

The King visited the project developed by the Animal Plant and Health Agency (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Wire)

The King was praised for his “innate understanding that we need to be in harmony with nature”, as he visited a project aimed at promoting red squirrels by limiting their grey cousins’ numbers using contraceptives.

In sweltering temperatures close to 30C, Charles wore a light grey, pin-striped suit, pink shirt and darker pink tie as he met staff at the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s York Biotech Campus on Tuesday.

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