Prince William says children inspire his vision for future of countryside

Britain's Prince William has said his children inspire his efforts to improve the countryside and create a better future for coming generations, in a special edition of Country Life magazine that he guest-edited.

Britain’s Prince William has said his children inspire his efforts to improve the countryside and create a better future for coming generations, in a special edition of Country Life magazine that he guest-edited.

In a leader column for the nearly 300-page issue, published on Wednesday, the Prince of Wales reflected on his childhood memories of the countryside and the responsibility to improve the places people value rather than preserve them unchanged.

“The places you love best are not the ones you preserve unchanged, but the ones you keep quietly improving,” he wrote.

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William, who has three children with his wife Catherine, the Princess of Wales — Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — said he hoped they would one day recognise his efforts to help communities thrive.

“One day, George, Charlotte and Louis may ask me what I did to help communities thrive… we didn’t simply imagine a better future, we helped build it, so that someone else could build further still,” he wrote.

The special issue also features an interview with the Princess of Wales, who discusses the importance of nature and reflects on her recovery from cancer.