The Prince's Vision

A decade ago, Princes Charles' Prince's Trust acquired the run-down, 18th Century Dumfries House in Scotland, which included a priceless collection of Chippendale furnishings. But soon, it turned into a social experiment that allowed many of Prince Charles' passions to coalesce in a visionary community venture. Almost ten years on, the expensive gamble is paying off, and an entire rural community are its beneficiaries. We tell the story of the saving of the House and Estate, and how its rebirth gives hope to a rural community whose very survival was in doubt before Prince Charles took one ‘Appalling Royal Risk'.