Friendship With Prince Charles
In the early 1980s, Rushforth's book Something is Happening was gifted to Prince Charles by Alick Bartholomew (a relative of Rushforth's) who assisted Prince Charles on the re-decoration of Highgrove House.
In March 1983, Prince Charles and Princess Diana visited Dr Rushforth in Edinburgh. They spent an hour discussing Dr Rushforth's theories, on dreams and spirituality, over afternoon tea. Dr Diana Bates, who was also present, later remarked that it was evident how very thoroughly Prince Charles had read Dr Rushforth's books and how deeply he had thought about spiritual matters.
In the months that followed, Prince Charles wrote regularly to Dr Rushforth and sent her hand-written copies of his forthcoming speeches, for her interest.
When Rushforth died, in August 1983, Prince Charles was said to be very taken aback. "If only I had got to know her sooner!" he is said to have exclaimed.
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