Prince William evidently likes local newspapers. He believes they have a "unique and highly trusted relationship" with the communities they serve.
That's what he wrote in an article distributed to local papers across the country in which he was addressing the importance of preserving outdoor spaces.
His message was released ahead of his visit to Coventry yesterday. As president of the Fields In Trust charity, he was launching the centenary fields project, a national initiative aimed at protecting war memorial fields, parks and green spaces created in memory of those who lost their lives during the first world war.
In his article he wrote:
"I believe it is our duty to preserve these important outdoor spaces, not only given the vital role they play at the heart of local communities, but also to help our children, and their children, understand the importance of remembrance.
"I am aware of the unique and highly trusted relationship that local newspapers have with the community they serve and so I am grateful to this paper for helping support what I believe is a very important local issue."
"This paper" meaning, of course, whichever of them published it.
Sources: Newspaper Society (1) and (2)/Coventry Observer
