Prince Charles delighted
his fans as he shared a glimpse inside the beautiful Highgrove Gardens at his
Gloucestershire country home.
The Prince of Wales showed
tour guides around the expansive gardens, and he looked incredibly dapper
in a red-patterned tie and white shirt beneath a green coat. The future
King showed the guides various flowers and trees in the gardens, including
daffodils, as he spoke about the wide variety of greenery that grows there, as
well as the reasons that they were included in this year’s collection.
Charles annually shows both
returning and new guides around the gardens before they open to the public,
which happens on Monday.
The attraction regularly
welcomes around 40,000 visitors every year – but one bit they won’t see is
the inside of the Prince of Wales’ secret sanctuary.
The Gloucestershire retreat
has impressive grounds and Prince Charles has his own outdoor sanctuary that
he keeps under strict lock and key. Situated in The Arboretum, there is a
special building that was designed by architect Charles Morris for the
millennium.
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Prince Charles walking through the Daffodils
Royal fans can see the
outside, which is made from local stone, timber, and clay bricks, but the inside
is totally top secret with the royal, and only a few chosen friends are the lucky
people to hold a key to the door.
Judging from the outside of
the magical structure with its pointed roof and sweet wooden door, we bet the inside is incredible, too – the perfect place to sit and read, perhaps?
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The Prince of Wales with tour guides in the gardens of his home in Highgrove
The rest of the grounds are
just as breathtaking, with a wildflower meadow, a stumpery, and a whimsical
Thyme Walk.
The gardens are very
eco-friendly, with a recycled water system and solar panels for energy, and the
full estate comprises of 900 acres of organic land, including a farm
called Home Farm, in which Prince Charles takes great pride.
