Thinking Back to Charles' Education Has Raised Questions about Self-Discipline; Yousay IN YOUR OPINION

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YOUR more elderly readers will remember that, when the Prince of Wales was a boy, there was discussion among newspapers and common folk about the decision of his father, Prince Philip, to send him to Gordonstoun School in Scotland, which was notable for a curriculum aimed at developing character in children.

Some discussion strayed to boarding schools and the emotional consequences of early separation from one's family, but mostly it centred upon the influence of "the great outdoors", "self-reliance", "team spirit" and such phrases, and whether this particular child would benefit from these experiences which his father presumably valued.

The discussion at the time, …