His position on environmental issues is a large part of the reason I said on ninety percent of issues he's a conservative, because that one area is something of an exception - but not as much as some people think. The Prince has been an environmentalist since before the issue was captured as a cause celebre by the left - until global warming/climate change became the huge issue, it was not really a left wing dominated issue in the way it is now, but the left took those ideas and have used them to promote their particular social agendas.
The Prince believes climate change is real. I've argued with him about it, myself. The thing is, I have to say, he's a lot better informed about the science behind it than I am. He's put a lot of time and effort in researching the position he holds - it's not just something he's accepted because somebody told him to. But the way he thinks it should be dealt with (given that he believes it is real) is quite at odds with the way most on the left think it should be. He doesn't support scaling back power plants, or industry, for example, in ways that would harm the economy or people's way of life. His position tends to be founded around the idea of encouraging entrepreneurs to find ways of creating new industries that will solve the problem, and doing things like planting forests where the timber can then be sold for a profit, and the furniture made from the wood, will sequester carbon dioxide in a fixed location rather in the atmosphere. But most of his environmental positions actually revolve around things like ensuring sustainable agriculture so farms can continue to function, etc.
Issues on which his conservatism is most obvious - first of all, he is a strict constructionist when it comes to matters of constitutional law. He believes that a nations constitution is at the foundation of all its laws and should be upheld as it is, and changed only very carefully. Secondly, and linked to that, he believes that duty to one's country is a profound obligation and he's spent his life doing his duty as he sees it, as well as he has been able to. The Prince is, by temperament, an artistic type - I don't think he particularly wanted to join the Navy, but that was part of his duty. And though it went wrong in the end - because he's not a perfect man - his duty to his country is also the reason why he did not marry the woman he wanted to back in the 1970s - he put duty to country at that time ahead of his own love and desires.
He's a hunter and a shooter who supports gun rights (he can't be too blatant about this, because part of his duty requires him not contradicting the positions of Her Majesty's Government, but he's never been shy about being seen out shooting, sending a clear message that he thinks people should be able to do so). He supports taxes being as low as possible - but also pays more taxes himself than he is required to because he feels it is inappropriate to take advantage of certain special advantages he has in British law (his secondary title as heir to the throne is Duke of Cornwall, and legally the revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall are exempt from tax, but he voluntarily pays income tax on the income he gains from the Duchy). He supports his nations troops in a big way - attending many ceremonies in their honour.
Honestly, except for his environmental beliefs, he'd fit in quite well into a lot of the discussions here. And even with regards to those, they are not as far out as many people think. Unfortunately, constitutionally, he has to be very careful speaking publically in ways that might be seen as criticising Her Majesty's Government (because in an instant, it could become His Majesty's Government), which means during the long years of Labor, he wound up making a lot of speeches about the environment because it was one of the few areas where he was broadly in agreement with them. It made it seem like a much more important issue to him than it is.
Thanks for your first hand info. How about all that diversity they seem to embrace. Doesn’t look like it’s working out too great for them. But then again, who knows, I’m not there.
I wish them the best, including Charles and his new wife.