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Friday, August 20, 2010

One must take shorter showers, says Charles: Prince urges British families to 'snub the bathtub'

Comment:  Are Prince Charles' requests a precursor to eventual mandatory legal requirements,i.e. global enslavement?


By FAY SCHLESINGER

Showers: One of Prince Charles's 20 tips for a greener lifestyle
Showers: One of Prince Charles's 20 tips for a greener lifestyle




Prince Charles has told British families to take shorter showers to help protect the environment. 
The instruction came at the end of a list of 20 lifestyle changes recommended by the Prince of Wales for his new green campaign, Start.
In separate advice endorsed by the Prince, he was more detailed – urging people to give up baths in favour of 'short, refreshing' five minute showers. 

His campaign website reads: 'Snub the tub. If everybody in a four-person family replaced one bath a week with a five-minute shower, you could save between £5 and £15 per year off your energy bill.' 

However, the 61-year-old Prince might need to tackle his own family's washing habits before telling the rest of the country how to behave. His father the Duke of Edinburgh, 89, takes baths. 
He slipped in one in 2005 and badly bruised his left eye after catching it with his thumb.

And Sarah Ferguson, Charles's former sister-in-law and the mother of his nieces, has spoken of taking ice-cold baths on a daily basis to tackle her 'dark' moods.

As for the Prince of Wales himself, Clarence House last night remained tight-lipped on whether he takes short showers. 


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