Even though Rogers earned every accolade in architecture there is to be had – he was knighted by Elizabeth in 1991 – his vision for the Royal Opera House was allegedly derailed by a telephone call from Charles. Another project, a multibillion-pound development on the site of the former Chelsea Barracks, was cancelled by Qatar’s royal family after a “totally unconstitutional” act of princely sabotage, the architect alleged.
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