Deputy ambassador Alexander Kramarenko is due to meet Foreign Office officials to ask for official clarification.The alleged comments were made during a conversation with a former Polish war refugee during a royal tour to Canada.A Russian foreign ministry spokesman said "the remarks did the prince no credit, if he really said this".He said it was better, as one British Labour politician had been quoted as saying, for royalty to be seen and not heard.
Following the Russian embassy's statement, Clarence House said it had "no further comment to make at this stage".Prince Charles has been largely supported on the issue by the leaders of Britain's three main political parties.On Wednesday, Prime Minister David Cameron said he would not comment on a private conversation. His deputy, Nick Clegg, said the prince was "free to express himself".Labour leader Ed Miliband said Prince Charles "has got a point", suggesting many Britons shared his concerns about Mr Putin's actions in Ukraine.The Prince of Wales reportedly made the remark during a conversation with Marienne Ferguson at an immigration museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she works.They had been discussing Hitler's takeover of countries. Ms Ferguson said the prince said "something to the effect of 'it's not unlike... what Putin is doing'".The prince and the Russian president are both due to attend a D-Day anniversary event in France next month.
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