article_snippet: ’s heir personal, and deeply held, opposition to Chinese actions in Tibet, regularly welcoming their exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama (reviled in Beijing as a dangerous separatist), to Clarence House.
article_snippet: After taking part in the formal handover of the former British Colony of Hong Kong in 1997 to China, Charles also memorably described the officials taking part in ceremony as ‘appalling old waxworks’.
article_snippet: Two years later let it be known Charles was boycotting a Buckingham Palace banquet in honour of the then visiting president of China, Jiang Zemin.
article_snippet: During the Queen’s 1986 visit to China Charles memorably caused enormous offence by telling a group of British students:
article_snippet: First, however, Charles will spend a morning in Beijing, visiting the exquisite Forbidden City – the ancient home of China deposed emperors - as well as a traditional Hutong, a traditional narrow alley unique to China.
article_snippet: a full-time working royal is scheduled to visit the  Forbidden City –
article_snippet: the ancient home of China’s deposed emperors
highlights_snippet: While there, the royal will take a tour of Forbidden City and visit a Hutong .
  