Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is the heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest son of Elizabeth II. He has been Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay since 1952, and he is the oldest and longest-serving heir apparent in British history.
He is also the longest-serving Prince of Wales, having held that title since 1958. Charles was born at Buckingham Palace as the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun schools, which his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had attended as a child. Charles also spent a year at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia.
Pork industry faces devastation as thousands of healthy pigs culled
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHealthy pigs are being culled due to a lack of butchers in pork processing plants, farmers have revealed. Around 35,000 healthy pigs have been killed, according to the National Pig Association (NPA).
The industry body estimates that there are more than 200,000 animals being held on farms amid staff shortages that are preventing them from being processed. READ MORE: Prince Charles tests positive for Covid for second time, Clarence House confirms According to the NPA, healthy pigs are being culled by farmers who have run out of space to keep them, while producers are also being penalised for overweight animals processed late.
Farmers are also being hit with higher costs for animal feed as they are having to keep animals of farms for longer. A shortage of EU workers, caused by Brexit and the pandemic, has also hit the industry hard.
Around 40 independent producers have recently left the sector due to the ongoing issues, the NPA said. Now, the NPA and National Farmers’ Union (NFU) have secured an emergency summit at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) which will be attended by representatives from major retailers and pork processors.
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