Friday, 29 Nov 2002
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POUNDBURY, England - Prince Charles has opened a pub called the Poet Laureate in honor of his friend, the late Ted Hughes.
The pub is part of Poundbury, a village on the edge of Dorchester in southwest England that has been constructed in keeping with Prince Charles' vision of a community with industry, offices, shops, houses and leisure facilities.
The prince was joined by local residents and Carol Hughes, widow of the former poet laureate, at the opening of the pub Wednesday.
"It's a great honor. One can never answer for someone who is not there for themselves, but he certainly supported the prince's vision and ideas for Poundbury as much as he knew of them," Carol Hughes said.
Ted Hughes, who became poet laureate in 1984, died of cancer in 1998. His books included "Birthday Letters," a collection of passionate and mournful poems about his marriage to the celebrated American poet Sylvia Plath, published only months before his death. Plath committed suicide in 1963.
Mark Hefer, proprietor of the Poet Laureate, showed the prince around.
"The pub is at the heart of Poundbury and the style will certainly reflect Prince Charles' vision for the village," he said.
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