14 de nov. de 2023 · Charles was on the cover of Town & Country in June 1998, offering a look into the story behind the gardens at his beloved country estate. By Candida Lycett Green\ufeff. Photographs by Christopher...
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19 de nov. de 2023 · 18 November 2023. Vogues Only Portrait Of Charles Diana William Harry Together At Highgrove Was A Masterclass Of Artifice. Snowdon. SAVE. This family portrait by Snowdon of the Prince and Princess of Wales and their two young sons, William and Harry, was taken in 1991 at Highgrove as spring gave way to summer.
18 de nov. de 2023 · 18 November 2023. Snowdon. This family portrait by Snowdon of the Prince and Princess of Wales and their two young sons, William and Harry, was taken in 1991 at Highgrove as spring gave way to summer.
14 de nov. de 2023 · Highgrove. The Duchy of Cornwall bought the Highgrove estate, near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, for about £865,000 in 1980. Before then, the land had been owned by Maurice Macmillan, an MP and the son of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Now, the gardens attract more than 30,000 visitors per year
- Launching The Sustainable Markets Initiative
- Creating An Organic Garden at Highgrove
- Reducing His Personal Carbon Footprint
- Being Patron of The Campaign For Wool
- Rejecting £32 Million Windfall from Windfarm Profits
- Launching The Coronation Food Project
In 2020, Prince Charles established the Sustainable Markets Initiative, aiming to kickstart action towards a greener future, encouraging the private sector to accelerate their efforts. Now, more than 500 CEOs are part of the initiative, including the heads of some of the world’s biggest financial institutions. This means they have signed up to the ...
Back in the 1980s, Charles began transforming Highgrove, his Gloucestershire estate, into an organic haven. Some neighbouring farmers were initially sceptical, but it was a success, gradually becoming a business called Duchy Organic, which sells its produce in Waitrose. All profits go towards charitable causes via the King’s own foundation.
As well as launching large-scale initiatives, Charles has made personal changes to reduce his environmental impact – and not just by turning down the heating in his swimming pool. At COP26, he outlined some recent swaps he had made, including switching the heating of Birkhall to biomass boilers and installing solar panels at Clarence House. He also...
As the Prince of Wales, Charles also helped launch the Campaign for Wool initiative, of which he is the patron. Its mission is to educate consumers about the benefits of wool, a material which biodegrades naturally, meaning it doesn’t accumulate in landfill and oceans. Events culminate in the annual Wool Week, which engages customers in all things ...
Headlines earlier this year reported King Charles III rejecting a £32 million pay rise, asking for his windfarm profits to be invested in ‘wider public good’. But what does it all mean? Well, the ‘pay rise’ is actually due to the Crown Estate’s newly revealed record profits of nearly £443 million. The £16 billion portfolio of assets ranges from the...
To tie in with his 75th birthday celebrations, King Charles has launched The Coronation Food Project, a new campaign to tackle issues of food waste and poverty. Running in partnership with charitiesthe Felix Project and FareShare, this will see eight new hubs created across the UK to help redistribute items to food banks and community kitchens. In ...
9 de nov. de 2023 · The Highgrove House also has modernized features such as solar lights, energy-saving bulbs, Biomass boilers, compost systems, and a specially built reed bed sewage system for the Highgrove’s waste. 4. Balmoral Castle, Scotland. Balmoral castle was initially bought as a holiday home by Queen Victoria, and it sits on 50,000 acres and ...