May 30 – The Prince of Wales (now Charles III), in a speech to the Royal Institute of British Architects denounces the proposed modernist Hampton Extension to the National Gallery in London designed by Peter Ahrends as "a hideous carbuncle on the face of an elegant and much-loved friend", declaring his reactionary views on architecture for the first time.[1]
^"A speech by HRH The Prince of Wales at the 150th anniversary of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Royal Gala Evening at Hampton Court Palace". PrinceofWales.gov.uk. 1984-05-30. Retrieved 2018-05-23. The phrase "hideous carbuncle" was originated by his step-mother-in-law Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer, in The Spencers on Spas (1983) p. 14.
^"Architect, bury your mistake". Architecture Here and There. Retrieved 9 September 2018.