Charles backs fathers

Saturday, March 20, 2004

Charles backs fathers
PRINCE Charles yesterday showed his support for dads who lose out in the divorce courts.

He said he felt judges favour mums when deciding custody of kids — even when many fathers were not to blame for the split.

The prince spoke out while chatting to a newly-divorced Navy officer on HMS Belfast in London.

Chief Petty Officer Neil Smith, 42, said: “He said that things don’t seem very fair at the moment — and that things seem to be weighted towards mothers.”

Divorced dad-of-two Charles’s comments are a boost for the “Fathers 4 Justice” campaign.

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