Charlie Is Just An Organic Kind Of Guy

Coming soon to a store near you, a right royal meal that benefits both body and conscience.

Prince Charles, whose Duchy Originals oat biscuits and ginger cookies already are sold to Americans, is adding herb cheeses, nonalcoholic herbal soft drinks and orange cookies - all but the drinks are organic - to the repertoire, Duchy Originals said Monday.

But don’t the expect the prince to be handing out samples in supermarkets. The heir to the throne does not get involved in promoting the products and his name does not appear on the packaging.

The only clue to the royal connection is a crown in the coat of arms for the Duchy of Cornwall, on the label. Profits, when they come, will go to the Prince of Wales Charities Trust.

Duchy Originals Ltd., set up by the prince in 1990 to market natural British products, was encouraged by market research in the Midwest.

“There is an enormous interest in the United States in fine foods, particularly English foods, and we believe we can make the most of that,” said managing director Mike Cornish.