Prince Charles is not quiet when it comes to giving his views on the big issues of the day. On 23 May, the heir to the throne defended Britain's small farmers as “the backbone of our rural communities”.
The prince stopped short of criticising the government – but his comments came as Boris Johnson offered a post-Brexit trade deal with Australia that critics warn could have a “massive” detrimental impact on British farms as Australian meat floods the market.
But openDemocracy can reveal that Charles himself is advised by a man who stands to gain from the Australian deal.
