article_snippet: Prince Charles can often be found in Prince Charles study late at night writing letters to ministers, civil servants and other prominent figures .
article_snippet: Long after the servants – and Prince Charles wife – have retired to the servants – and his wife – beds at Clarence House, Prince Charles can often be found in Prince Charles study, a lamp burning on the desk as Prince Charles scratches away in black ink.
article_snippet: At his most productive period, Prince Charles passionate words have poured out at the rate of 1,000 letters a year to ministers, civil servants and other prominent public figures.
article_snippet: This has been the Prince’s modus operandi for tackling the issues of the day for so long now that no one among his staff can remember a time when his was not crafting these often heartfelt missives in the dead of night.
highlights_snippet: Prince Charles often writes to ministers, civil servants and public figures .
  
highlights_snippet: At Prince Charles most productive period, Prince Charles has written 1,000 letters a year .
  