The philosophy of Charles III has been the same for decades: Clothes are not thrown away, they are patched. Because he knows that repair and recycle contributes to one of the causes that has always been close to his heart: environmental Protection. However, there is a limit to everything. And the “green” sovereign has surpassed it this time, exposing itself to one To deceive planetarium immediately renamed by the British press «Sock gate», “Scandal of the sock”. A few days ago Charles III Queen Camilla in the Brick Lane Mosque from London after took off his shoes as a mark of respect he actually showed a nice bare toe sticking out of a very worn sock.
A joy for the photographers present – in a few hours the picture of the royal foot (right) went around the world via social media – and not a few embarrassment for the king and his wife. Without getting excited and pretending nothing happened, the rulers continued their visit, chatting amicably with the crowd and those in charge of the mosque. But now Buckingham Palace sources have let the British press know that the ‘sock gate’ has not been without consequences: indeed, Charles and Camilla would have done it “fired two of those in charge of the royal wardrobe».
Frankly, Buckingham Palace had initially tried to make a virtue out of the sovereign’s fool: Charles III. doesn’t throw anything away, because that’s how he contributes to saving the planet. And indeed, the sovereign’s allergy to litter is legendary. He’s been walking around in the same camel coats for forty years and he still wears lace-up shoes on his feet John Lobb which was custom made 53 years ago (occasionally he has them patched up by the masters Shoemaker of St. James).
However, the British press had noticed in recent days that the sock with a hole in it, especially when displayed by a king, it crosses a precise line: that between anti-waste virtue and bad taste. And so Carlo – well informed as usual by Camilla, who had been thinking about refreshing the staff for some time – decided to do it Put two experienced housekeepers at the door of Buckingham Palace, which have been in service for decades queen elizabeth. Because, as we read in the newspapers across the Channel today, “A twenty-year-old jacket is all right, and the golden rule is that cashmere is never thrown away, but repaired with the delicacy with which a Stradivarius is polished, but not the hole in the sock».
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