Before he died aged 44 (probably of a pulmonary embolism, poor chap), Frederick, Prince of Wales, compiled a list of precepts for his son, the future George III. ‘Employ all your hands, all your power, to live with economy,’ was one. ‘If you can be without war, let not your ambition draw you into it,’ was another.
James Delingpole
The real George III
Plus: another documentary from Andrew Graham-Dixon that proves he's the master – if I were a competitor I'd want to kill myself
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