By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:51 EST, 17 December 2013 | UPDATED: 02:33 EST, 18 December 2013 Prince Charles spoke out last night for Christians targeted by fanatics in the Middle East. He said bridges between Christianity and Islam were being ‘deliberately destroyed’ by people with vested interests. ‘For 20 years I have tried to build bridges between Islam and Christianity to dispel ignorance and misunderstanding,’ he told a reception for Middle East Christians at Clarence House in London. Prince Charles and Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of Jordan visit the Coptic Orthodox Church Centre in Stevenage. The Prince of Wales said he 'deeply troubled' by the plight of Christians in the Middle East
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Prince speaking at reception for Middle East Christians at Clarence House
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Said he has been trying to build bridges between two religions for 20 years
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But said people with a 'vested interest' are trying to destroy relations
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Spoke after a tour of the Coptic Orthodox Church Centre in Stevenage
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Joined on visit by Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of Jordan
Charles’s remarks were made after he met @placeholder from the Middle East at the reception.