Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Brit with no particular knowledge of climate change to lead fossil-fueled entourage of 15 to Indonesia, where he'll lecture on climate change

Zee News - Costs for Charles` trip cut
London, Oct 08: The growing financial crunch forced the British government to cut the size of the retinue accompanying Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall who are to embark on a 10-day tour of the Far East this month.

As a cost-cutting measure, the size of the couple's entourage would be cut from 20 to 15, Clarence House, the official residence of Prince Charles, said.
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The visit to Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, will focus on promoting greater inter-faith understanding. The Prince will also give a presidential lecture in Jakarta on climate change.

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