“I have the honour to be, Sir, Your Royal Highness’s most humble and obedient servant.”

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But the disclosure prompted accusations from antimonarchy campaigners of “political meddling” by Prince Charles, who is known as Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, while Mr Salmond rejected claims that he is a Royalist “sook”.

Clarence House said the prince was raising issues of public interest about which he had also raised in public, such as the preservation of historic buildings and “the benefits of sustainable food supply chains.”


Prince Charles' 'black spider' letters to Alex Salmond