Why Did Charles Snub the Paras? ; As Even Bob Ainsworth Turns Up for the 65th Anniversary of Arnhem ...

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PRINCE CHARLES was criticised by Parachute Regiment veterans last night after snubbing this weekend's 65th anniversary events marking the Battle of Arnhem.

As Colonel-in-Chief, Charles was invited to join the dwindling band of 100 former Paras, many in their 80s and 90s, who travelled to Holland in wheelchairs and on crutches to remember the 1,500 comrades who died in the Dutch city in 1944.

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Why Did Charles Snub the Paras? ; As Even Bob Ainsworth Turns Up for the 65th Anniversary of Arnhem ...

But Charles was 500 miles away at Birkhall, his private residence on the Balmoral estate in Scotland, where he spends six weeks every summer with the Duchess of Cornwall, often pursuing his favourite country sports of hunting, fishing ...

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