Prince Charles' income grew last year, while his carbon footprint shrank.
The eco-friendly prince even has an Aston Martin that runs on wine.
An annual review of Charles' accounts released yesterday said the prince made more than 16 million pounds ($32 million) from property and investments between April 1, 2007, and March 31 of this year, 7 percent more than in 2006-07. Charles paid 3.4 million pounds ($6.8 million) in tax, 5,000 pounds ($10,000) less than the year before.
The prince's office said greater use of green energy and fewer plane and car journeys helped Charles cut the amount of carbon dioxide he produced by 18 percent to 3,081 tons.
Charles has promised to reduce his emissions of greenhouse gases by 25 percent between 2007 and 2012.
The report said Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, traveled 37,000 miles on official duties and overseas travel accounted for the largest chunk of the prince's carbon footprint.
For domestic travel, the prince's Jaguars, Audi and Range Rover now run entirely on biodiesel made from used cooking oil, and his 38-year-old Aston Martin is fueled by bioethanol from surplus wine.
The prince has also installed wood-chip stoves at his country homes – the Highgrove estate, where he farms organically, and Birkhall in Scotland – and energy-efficient boilers at his Clarence House residence in London.
Tyler talks about rehab
Steven Tyler sought the “safe environment” of rehab last month to recover from more than just surgery – the Aerosmith frontman now says he was fighting a dependency on pain and sleep medication.
“To have your feet done, to have your leg done, you have to be on narcotics,” Tyler told The Associated Press on Friday. “You have to be on sleep aids at night. I don't know about Joe (Perry) but I was off and running and I didn't like the me that was me.”
Tyler released a statement in late May saying he checked into a rehab facility in search of a “safe environment” to recover from several foot surgeries and physical therapy. Tyler said the procedures were to correct longtime foot injuries resulting from his physical performances as the singer for the blues-rock band.
“This was a month ago, so I just put the brakes on and checked into detox and just pulled the plug on all of it,” he told the AP on Friday night at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, where he and bandmates were promoting “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.”
Pavarotti estate settled
A lawyer for Luciano Pavarotti's widow says his family has come to a friendly agreement on how to divide up his estate.
Pavarotti had drafted two wills near the end of his yearlong battle with cancer. One divided his assets by Italian law, giving half to his second wife, Nicoletta Mantovani, and half to his four daughters. The second left the tenor's U.S. holdings to Mantovani.
Pavarotti died last September. He had three adult daughters from his 35-year marriage to first wife Adua Veroni. He married Mantovani in 2003, and the couple had a young daughter.
Mantovani's lawyer Giorgio Bernini declined yesterday to provide details about her agreement with Pavarotti's three eldest daughters. He says a judge is expected to confirm the deal by the end of July.
