Prince Charles praises British Muslims' 'selflessness'

The Prince of Wales has praised the "energy, dynamism and selflessness" of British Muslims.

He told last night's 25th anniversary dinner of the charity Islamic Relief, in the Grosvenor House Hotel in central London, that they helped bring together people of different faiths.

The Prince said: "We hear rather too much misleading information about a small minority of your community and not nearly enough about the vastly more numerous acts of compassion and commitment which characterise the work of Islamic Relief and its supporters.

"That, ladies and gentlemen, is why I was happy to come here this evening, to celebrate these achievements with you."