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Prince Charles: ‘I have come to love Romania’

Message of acceptance for honorary doctorate by Bucharest University for contributions to sustainable agriculture and rural development

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Prince Charles at the University of Bucharest

‘(….) Romania has become closer to my heart (…) I have come to love Romania for its unique and unspoilt natural beauty, its fascinating patchwork of landscapes and rural communities, each with their own diverse customs, together with the astonishingly rich and varied biodiversity of a countryside that is truly a European and international treasure. (…)’

‘However, even now, tragically, all too often the region’s really remarkable historic architecture and rural settlements seem subject to piecemeal destruction – largely, it appears, through lack of information in the local areas.(…) Romanians have much to be proud of , and this pride should lead you to do everything possible to protect your traditional way of life (…)’

31 May 2014

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Published 3 June 2014