Copyright 2000 Times Newspapers Limited The Times (London) July 14, 2000, Friday SECTION: Home news LENGTH: 189 words HEADLINE: Dome useless, says Duke BYLINE: Dominic Kennedy BODY: A smiling Duke of Edinburgh yesterday sabotaged the Pounds 2 million campaign to save the Millennium Dome by suggesting the attraction was a useless waste of money. As the Dome opened an advertising campaign with the slogan "You've got a mind of your own, take it to the Dome", the Duke decided it was an apt time to deliver his own verdict. As he opened a new Pounds 56 million Centre for Mathematical Studies at Cambridge University, of which he is Chancellor, he did a quick calculation. "This is", he said as he unveiled a commemorative plaque, "a lot less expensive than the Dome." The audience laughed so heartily that, warming to his theme, the Duke added: "And I think it's going to be a great deal more useful."