The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has revealed the 95-year-old British monarch quietly had funds sent to its Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal amid the crisis in Ukraine after Russia's Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of the country
When Prince Charles condemned the "brutal" aggression of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it might have seemed like a senior royal was wading into geopolitical territory they try to avoid, but there is precedent for the words of Queen Elizabeth's heir, who has been known to speak more freely and controversially on such issues than his mother.