Winter Edition 2018

what you do? You need to follow your
dreams – too often parents push children
in the direction they want them to go.
Have your children followed in your
footsteps?
My son, Charles, is at Loughborough
University reading Design and Engineering.
I didn’t tell him to do anything, he chose to
follow that path. My daughter, Margarita
is very precise and good at drawing and has
her own Instagram jewellery business called
Matitajewellery.
Tell us about your role as chairman
at Christie’s.
I started in 2006 and every day I learn
something. It’s the most interesting place
to work because of the people I meet, from
“FROM AN EARLY AGE WE
WERE MAKING, DRAWING OR
LOOKING AT THINGS”
David 1985, Parnham
House School for
Craftsmen in Wood, desk
displaying the art of
Marquetry, Linley store
Belgravia, David in the
workshop, Michelangelo’s
Taddei Tondo
the staff to new collectors, to the world
famous or people who have interesting
habits or live fascinating lives, like artists.
I like trying to imbue a sense of
collecting amongst the new generation and
people who might not have thought about
collecting in the past.
THE PRINCE’S FOUNDATION
PHOTOGRAPHY: © JAKE CURTIS
And your new appointment at The
Prince’s Foundation…
I’m very excited to have become vicepresident
of the foundation, and this year
we held the Snowdon Summer School at
Dumfries House. This has always been
an ambition of mine: to identify what
I do and what I care about and how I
can contribute towards young people’s
development.
Respecting the past, building the future
At its heart, The Prince’s Foundation is about
supporting people to create community.
Whether through building sustainable housing
or regenerating neighbourhoods, developing
family attractions or teaching traditional arts
and skills, The Prince’s Foundation is leading
the way forward.
enquiries@princes-foundation.org