Thank God the Prince spoke up on architecture. Nobody else was doing so.

David Gwilliam, Leicester, England

The prince is warning people about all this money motivated science that has absolutely nothing tod do with making a better world or whatever lies they want us to get in.

Pierre, Québec, Canada

Prince C has as much right to air his views as Stephen Pollard and is almost certainly better informed on this subject. At present, his limited power rests only in his ability to inform others, whereas his mother has for decades systematically signed away to Brussels Britain's right to self-rule.

jane, washington, USA

Our Prince should also remember that we are constantly evolving all the time &, as a species, we are also part of Nature & it follows that what we do is part of the process of Nature. So the term 'modification' is not helpful in this context.

ian cheese, london, uk

Enough of us have suffered in the past from scientific "expert" opinion - which often arises from vested interests with products to sell - to be very wary. Dogmatic, self-righteous boffins are far more of a menace than a prince who weighs in for the "hang on a minute" brigade. Let him speak!

Neil, Galloway, Scotland

There are plenty of studies pointing up the dangers. And when Cancer Research UK use 25 year studies, 15 years of selected study is way too little. Prince Charles talks for me when the writer of this article talks for the manufacturers.

ian, farnham common, uk

What you cynics need to consider is the alternative to a constitutional monarchy. Do we really want some third rate politico as president, such as Germany or an all powerful president such as France ,which far less democratic ? The institution works despite the individual. Change at our peril.

R G James, Brasschaat, Belgium

The Prince should be encouraged to take full advantage of his rank to propagate such preposterously false arguments on scientific matters - with luck when he becomes King this will do enough damage to the institution of monarchy that we can finally dispense with the royal family altogether.

Liam, Stoke, UK

Chris Wood HRH has access to all the top experts . Why wouldn't his opinion be well informed? He knows far more about farming than I suspect you or I. At the very least GM crops require poor farmers to keep buying the seed. We give over food security to giant corps at our peril. HRH keep talking!

Craig, Salisbury, UK

Hear hear! But let's go further. Why is it just blithely assumed by the establishment that the monarchy will go on and on? Why not consult the people? Before Charles takes up his position as king hold a referendum. Do we want him? Would we prefer someone else? Is it a job for life or a fixed term?

Paul Owen, Birmingham, UK

Yes, he has a right to his views. However, as a celebrity whose tiniest verbal dribble will be publicized, it behooves him to keep his mouth shut when he is totally ignorant as he is in this case. Otherwise he just looks the fool.

hilfy, Florida, USA

Seed companies own the seed they develop. REGARDLESS of its GM status. Traditionally bred varieties are also protected by intellectual property laws. This business of GM is a tool for big companies to control food is completely unrelated to the issue of whether GM is bad or not.

adam, davis,

Tut tut, the corporate media really don'y like a dissenting view. Well, no surprises there.

Tahir, Shefield, UK

This'piece' has the ring of the multinational lackey about it, of course The Prince is right, and fully entitled to his opinion, at least it is his opinion and not just the party 'line' of some bought and paid for politician.
Since HRH is also a very caring farmer, I for one value his opinion.

Clive Burghard, Lancing, ENGLAND

Hear, hear! The Prince has complained about education - which we all know is tip-top for everyone, the environment - which is under no threat whatsoever, shurely, about architecture - what handsome tower blocks our planners build, what handsome blocks we demolish! Deny him free speech at any cost!

Simon, Brussels,

Exactly! He needs to decide whether to be a mollycoddled, privileged prince and keep his trap shut, or be like the rest of us and have our opinions challenged. He might be right about GM crops, I don't know. But I will never have the chance to tell him if I thought what he had to say was rubbish.

Brian, Heysham, Lancs., UK

Notwithstanding his lack of education (and occasionally sense) on the subjects he talks about, at least the Prince shows some concern about them and their impact , and keeps the subject in debate when others might wish we drew a line in the sand and just accepted 'expert' opinion. Good for him!

Bob Ericson, Tewkesbury, Glos,

he seems completely informed to me, holding his head in frustration and not like so many others sucked into the euro state big business machine. its obvious that for a country that pays more to farmers to set aside farming land than to grow, that gm is just a way for big companies to own seeds.

mark hey, wells, england

Prince Charles' assessment of GM is correct - once we have let GM plants out of the box, if they go wrong, there will never, EVER, be any chance of putting them back in the box. We have no idea of ALL the possible consequences - are we prepared to take that chance with the future of this planet?

Dr Roy Thurston, Droitwich, Worcs

As Heir apparant, Charles should be prevented from expressing opinions on potentially contentious issues. The Queen has behaved in exemplary fashion regarding political/contentious subjects and Charles should be required to follow suit or give up the right to inherit the throne.

Donna Walker, Effingham, England

The point is , that Prince Charles is using his position to spout opinions about subjects of which he is wholly ignorant. Would my views on the same subjects be published as headlines? Of course not. I want to hear the opinions of experts, not celebrities, even if they are royal.

Chris Wood, Camberley, UK

I think Charles just demonstrates his complete inability to lead the nation. A man with a carbon footprint the size of the Antartic is in no position to lecture anyone about global warming, and a man who will never go hungry shouldn't lecture people trying to improve food yields.

Nick, France,

No he shouldn't - he will be the Head of State one day and he is entitled to his view. This is the C21st !!!!

ian payne, walsall,

He's just a poorly educated chap with too much money and not enough sense.

The fact that his mother happens to be the Queen of England doesn't make him worth listening too.

Chris H, Stirling,

The Prince, having done nothing in his life where anyone is allowed to disagree and get a second audience, too often spouts the view of the person he last spoke to. We know who the "usual suspect" zealots are and what they represent. His views are thus fatally flawed and would best be ignored.

Terry Carlton, Chichester ,

Charles is not the monarch now. Why should he have to suppress his views for sixty years? Georgia is not his country. Pollard clearly has a genetically modified mind. His views on GM have been transferred into views on the Prince and are more divisive than those views he wishes to condemn.

Steve Buckel, Braunau-am-Inn, Austria