A Prince Unfit for a Meal
With his son Harry serving in the war in Afghanistan, Prince Charles is no doubt preoccupied… with other stuff like foie gras.
Andrew Farquharson, the Deputy Master of the Household at Clarence House, said his chefs were ordered not to buy or serve the food.
“The Prince of Wales has a policy that his chefs should not buy foie gras,” he said.
“His Royal Highness was not aware that the House of Cheese sells foie gras and this will be addressed when their warrant is reviewed.”
Justin Kerswell, of Vegetarians International Voice for Animals, which has campaigned against foie gras, said the move was overdue but welcome.
“We are very pleased but foie gras should have been banned a long time ago,” he said. “There is a groundswell of opinion against the food.
“Foie gras is seen as very posh and the heir to the throne is probably the poshest person in Britain so for him to ban it is very good news.”
More here. Proving he wants to ban not just “posh” foods, Prince Charles last year called for Abu Dhabi to ban McDonald’s, for which he drew round criticism.
In other foie news, Henry Hong, writing in the Baltimore City Paper, has a pretty good piece on the battle over foie in Charm City. Crispy on efforts to keep foie gras legal in Baltimore here.
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