Long ago there was a prince who unwisely confided the media __1__ that while tending his loved garden, he often talked to his plants. __2__ He also warned his future subjects about losing touch with their natural surrounding and their rich cultural heritage. But the people __3__ scoffed and said it was the fuddy-duddy Prince and was out of __4__ touch. And they shook heads at the madness of the Prince’s forebear,King George III, who famously talked with a tree he had mistaken the King of Prussia. __5__ These days Britain’s Prince of Wales is still considered a tad eccentric. But increasingly, Charles Philip Windsor is winning applause for his campaign to combat that he calls the wanton destruction __6__ that has taken place with the name of progress. For 30 years __7__ the Prince has been in the forefront to promote kinder, gentler farming methods; protect Britain’s countryside urban sprawl; improve __8__ city landscapes; and safeguard the nation’s architectural heritage. And whereas his once a lonely if plumy voice crying in __9__ the wilderness, the Prince has seen many of his once maverick opinions became mainstream. __10__

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