Coastline of Cornwall
Golden yew hedges
Prince Charles and architect Craig Hamilton
Poppies on a farm
Organic farm
Chickens
Sheep on farm
Organic squash
Woman picking flowers
Moors
Farm tenant
Women on farm
Man rounding up ponies
Woman keeping warm
Officers training
Potting shed
Prince Charles reviewing plans
Prince Charles with tenants
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Child and boatman
View of Poundbury
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Coastline of CornwallBest known as the Prince of Wales—and heir apparent to the British throne—Great Britain's Prince Charles holds many titles. As the Duke of Cornwall he controls the Duchy of Cornwall, a royal territory of some 135,000 acres (54,500 hectares) in 23 counties. The prince owns almost the entire coastline of Cornwall—specifically the area between high tide and low tide marks—seen here from historic Tintagel, the site of legendary King Arthur's castle. According to the land steward of that holding, for Prince Charles "it is a sloppy, emotional attachment, as the land has been in the duchy possession since the beginning." The only income the duchy gets from this coastline is from cable and wireless companies, which pay "landing fees" for their cables coming in from the east coast of the U.S.
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow

Duchy of Cornwall

See photos of Prince Charles and the lands belonging to his Duchy of Cornwall, from National Geographic.

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