He really isn't. He's no genius, but he's an intelligent and educated man. The media - especially the left wing media - don't like him, and have presented a complete caricature of him to people by focusing on certain things and completely ignoring others. As somebody who knows him, I hate this, I really do. He didn't ask for his role in life - an accident of birth gave him a duty and he has always tried to do his best to meet it.
His kid is the best of the bunch.
The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry are both fine men, but they are the way they are in large part because of their father. Their mother had an influence on their social conscience, their father is where they get their sense of duty, their patriotism, and a lot of other things as well.
Many years ago, Charles visited Western Pennsylvania. The steel mills had recently shut down. People were out of work, and entire communities were in panic.
Then Charles shows up for a tour of the area. His advice? Plant flowers! Replace all the mill sites with parks and gardens! If that's not moronic advice, I don't know what is.
By “educated”, what was the curriculum of said “education”?
Changing “defender of the faith” to “defender of faith” indicates a character flaw, with all due respect to his Highness—and there are a lot more examples of bad character besides. He would have a lot more of the anti-left on his side if he would stop pandering to the left.