THE HEIR to the British throne has often made statements, on subjects ranging from architecture to nanotechnology, that cause a frisson of disapproving reaction, to the effect that he is going beyond the prerogatives of a constitutional monarchy, which for good reason are narrowly defined. But assuming he has been correctly quoted, as comparing Vladimir Putin with Adolf Hitler, the latest row over an edgy royal remark is rather unexpected, when set against his stated views on religion, history and the world.
