No not the powder kind, more along the monarchy line. Yes, Prince Charles has stepped up his drive to be “cool” by doing the obvious thing, launch a web site. They have MP3 versions of the Camilla tapes, pictures of his butt ... no, no, no, we are assured the purpose of the site is to “communicate directly with the people” and with some 1.75 million “communications” in its first 24 hours, that’s not bad going.

It wouldn’t be the Web if it weren’t “interactive”, and the Prince of Wales has made room for the views of his subjects. Early posters in the Forum section included a woman from Missouri who wanted to know more about Charles’ organic gardening habits (no comment), and a Hawaiian seeking his thoughts on global warming.

http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/