The Prince in a secret mission

The Prince of Wales is an eager advocate of alternative medicine.

Now he's supporting a secret health study.

The report was attacked by Edzard Ernst, professor of complementary and alternative medicine at the University of Exeter:

He said: "It is highly selective in its use of evidence and it looks like the conclusions have been written before everything else. The Prince of Wales also seems to have over-stepped his constitutional role." (Source: News.scotsman.com)

The Prince obviously tried to influence conclusions in the report, so it had to be secret.....

Fresh links:

Why Charles just can't quit the snake oil
Catherine Bennett, Thursday August 25, 2005-The Guardian
In 1982 the Prince of Wales was elected president of the BMA, and promptly used this platform to lecture doctors on the attractions of healing.

Charles seeks public alternatives
Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia - 24 Aug 2005
PRINCE Charles has commissioned a report to establish how the British Government can save money by using alternative medicine in the public healthcare system ...

Row over alternative care report
BBC News, UK - 24 Aug 2005
A report commissioned by the Prince of Wales into the cost of complementary medicines has sparked controversy. Prince Charles, an ...

Prince Charles probes alternative healthcare
Reuters.uk, UK - 24 Aug 2005
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Charles has commissioned a report into how the government could save money by using alternative medicine in the public healthcare ...

Charles commissions medicine study
Daily Mail - UK, UK - 24 Aug 2005
The Prince of Wales has commissioned a report into the benefits of complementary therapies, Clarence House said. The report is being ...

Prince orders cost study of alternative medicine
The Observer, UK - 23 Aug 2005
The Prince of Wales has asked a leading independent economist to examine whether the use of complementary therapies could save the NHS money, Clarence House ...

Prince plots alternative treatments for the NHS
Times Online, UK - 23 Aug 2005
By Mark Henderson, Science Correspondent and Andrew Pierce. THE Prince of Wales has secretly commissioned a report into the benefits ...

Prince commissions alternative medicines report
Politics.co.uk, UK - 24 Aug 2005
Prince Charles has commissioned a report into how complimentary medicine could help the NHS save money. The Prince of Wales asked ...

Prince Charles goes alternative
Finance24, South Africa - 24 Aug 2005
London - Prince Charles has given the go-ahead for a major report into the money-saving benefits of complementary therapies for Britain's free-care-for-all ...