Alan Titchmarsh, 67, has, surprisingly, defied Prince William’s demands for a blanket ban on ivory. The campaign irked the Queen, who doesn’t want the Royal Collection denuded. Now Titchmarsh writes in the Antiques Trade Gazette: ‘There is nothing to be gained by destroying works of art which were created in a less enlightened age.’ ...read
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Royal toady Alan Titchmarsh defies Prince William's demands for ivory ban
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