The newspapers are taking a less-than-sympathetic stance on Prince Charles's disastrous investment, in 2007, in Dumfries House in Ayrshire. He is said to have ploughed £20m into a project to save the stately home and its contents... only to see land values devalue his investment dramatically. Only... it wasn't his investment. According to reports, the money came out of his charitable foundation, leaving a host of good causes begging. More here, here and here.

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