{"id":4111,"date":"2015-03-28T11:50:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T11:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=4111"},"modified":"2015-03-28T20:53:55","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T20:53:55","slug":"uk-court-upholds-disclosure-of-prince-charles-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/uk-court-upholds-disclosure-of-prince-charles-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"UK court upholds disclosure of Prince Charles\u2019 letters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Prince<\/a>Prime Minister David Cameron and Prince Charles expressed dismay Thursday at a Supreme Court ruling that paves the way for the publication of Charles\u2019 private letters to government ministers.
\nA spokesman for Charles said \u201cClarence House is disappointed the principle of privacy has not been upheld.\u201d
\nThe case involves 27 letters Charles wrote to seven government departments ten years ago. Known as \u201cblack spider\u201d letters, they are believed to contain strong personal views.
\nCritics have charged that Charles has become too involved in advocating positions. He is first in line for the throne, and is expected to remain politically neutral. In the past he has expressed strong views on architecture, climate change, genetically modified foods, and other matters. The government has long tried to block the release of the letters, but the Supreme Court upheld an earlier ruling backing their publication.
\nCameron said the government will now consider how to release the documents, which have been sought by the Guardian newspaper under freedom of information rules for roughly a decade.
\nThe prime minister said the case was about \u201cthe principle that senior members of the royal family are able to express their views to government confidentially. I think most people would agree this is fair enough.\u201d
\nThe timetable for the release of the letters is not yet clear. The Guardian\u2019s chief editor, Alan Rusbridger, said editors are \u201cdelighted\u201d with the decision.
\n\u201cThe government wasted hundreds of thousands of pounds trying to cover up these letters, admitting their publication would \u2018seriously damage\u2019 perceptions of the prince\u2019s political neutrality,\u201d he said. \u201cNow they must publish them so that the public can make their own judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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