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1、WhenPrinceCharlesarrivesinNewYorkonTuesday,Nov.1,tobeginaneight-dayvisit,itwillbehisfirstofficialAmericantourinmorethanadecade.Everyoneknowswhathashappenedintheinterim.HistroubledmarriagetothelatePrincessDiana,hisremarriagetoCamillaParkerBowles,andtheyouthfulindiscretionsofhi
2、stwosonshavebeenturnedtoareality-basedsoapoperabythetabloidmedia.ButmostAmericansknowverylittleaboutwhothePrinceofWalesisandwhathedoesasheirtotheBritishthrone.Membersoftheroyalfamilyhardlyevergrantinterviews,theQueenhasnevergivenone,andyourarelyseethemtalk.Butlastmonth,ashist
3、riptotheUnitedStateswasbeingplanned,PrinceCharlesgranted60MinutescorrespondentSteveKroftanaudience,allowingustofollowhimaroundandchat,notabouthisfamily,butaboutbeingPrinceofWales,ajobandalifelikenoother."Mostofusinourliveshavetofilloutapplicationslistingourprofessionandoccupa
4、tion.Youdon'thavetodothat,"Kroftsaid."No.Notalways,butsometimes,"PrinceCharlesreplied."Ifyoudid,whatwouldyouputdown?"Kroftasked."Iwouldlistitasworryingaboutthiscountryanditsinhabitants.That'smyparticularduty.AndIfindmyselfbornintothisparticularposition.I'mdeterminedtomakethem
5、ostofit.AndtodowhateverIcantohelp.AndIhopeIleavethingsbehindalittlebitbetterthanIfoundthem,"theprincesaid."It'shardtosay,butIthinkitisaprofession,actually;doingwhatI'mdoing.Becauseifyoutrieditforabit,youmightfindouthowdifficultitis,"headded,laughing.Heissomewherebetweenabrand
6、andapublicinstitution,afutureheadofstateinwaiting—andwaiting.Heisasymbolofcontinuitywithnorealpowerbuttremendousinfluencethatistiedtohispositionandwealth.Themoneycomesfroma14thcenturyrealestateempirecalledtheDuchyofCornwall,whichwasestablishedtoprovideanincomefortheheirtotheB
7、ritishthrone.Todayitincludes135,000acresoffarmland,forests,waterfrontproperty,Londonrealestate,andevenacricketstadium.Itproduces$25millionayearinrentsandotherincomethatsupportstheprince,hiswifeandchildrenandastaffof130.Thereareperkssuchastravelontheroyaltrain.And$7millionfrom
8、thegovernmenttohelpwithofficialexpenses.OnarecenttriptotheYorkshireC
