New batch of Prince Charles letters to ministers published
Seventeen letters between Prince Charles and government departments have been released, in a second batch following a long legal battle led by the Guardian.
Charles urged Blair to support use of herbal medicines
The Prince of Wales urged Tony Blair to support the use of herbal medicines during his time as Prime Minister, further correspondence shows.
In a February 2005 letter, Prince Charles warned that an EU directive on the treatment was having "such a deleterious effect on the complementary medicine sector in this country by effectively outlawing the use of certain herbal extracts".
"I think we both agreed that this was using a sledgehammer to crack a nut," he added.
The legislation, which came into effect in 2011, meant only registered professionals such as doctors could prescribe manufactured herbal remedies.
Despite Charles regularly campaigning for UK regulation to ensure those reliant on herbal medicine were able to get it legally, no such laws have yet been introduced.
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Summary: Second batch of Charles letters to ministers
A summary of a second batch of letters written by Prince Charles to various government ministers between 2007 and 2009.
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Prince Charles letters to ministers: Summary
A summary of the Prince of Wales' correspondence with ministers, which was released today after a ten-year legal battle.
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Clarence House statement on Prince Charles letters
Clarence House statement in full on the publication of letters written by the Prince of Wales to government ministers.