In response to your article 鈥淧rince Charles given say in major London schemes鈥� (19 June, page 9), I would like to point out that the Prince of Wales is not routinely contacted by property developers seeking his opinions or his approval on major projects in London, or elsewhere for that matter

A search of correspondence in the past five years, for example, has found just three exchanges of letters about major property developments. In none of the cases was the prince鈥檚 approval sought.

With regards to the London developments highlighted in the article, the prince was invited to the Battersea Power Station site for a briefing on the project but was unable to attend, and we have no record of any correspondence about the King鈥檚 Cross development. Moreover, the developer of that project, Argent, has confirmed that it has not corresponded with the prince or his office over King鈥檚 Cross or any other scheme.

Also, Land Securities has made it clear to us that it does not, as suggested in the article, 鈥渞outinely receive letters from Clarence House regarding large schemes鈥�. For the record, the prince has never sent a letter about, nor remarked publicly upon, the development at 20 Fenchurch Street.

Finally, we have no record of any correspondence with the company Igloo.

Paddy Harverson, communications secretary to the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall

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