Highgrove House

Highgrove House is the country estate of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales , at Tetbury in Gloucestershire , England . It belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall .

history

The residence was built between 1796 and 1798 for John Paul Paul. In 1894 it was renovated after a fire . The house has nine bedrooms and four reception rooms.

After extensive renovations, the Prince of Wales, who is also the Duke of Cornwall, moved to Highgrove with his newlywed wife Diana in the fall of 1981. In 1988 the exterior of the first floor was redesigned according to Prince Charles's plans. In addition, a single-storey wing was added for the staff.

After separating and divorcing his wife, Charles initiated internal changes that were more suited to his tastes and those of his partner and now wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall . He also planned the design of the garden in detail. This also meant that many trees were planted.

use

In addition to park-like areas and forests, the property includes 360 hectares of land, the Duchy Home Farm , which has been managed exclusively according to ecological principles since 1985 in accordance with the life philosophy of the landlord . There are Aberdeen Angus held -Rinder and sheep. Until 2014 the farm was delivering boxes of vegetables.

literature

• Prince Charles of Wales : The Garden at Highgrove. Busse + Seewald, Herford 2001, ISBN 978-3-512-03235-6 .

Movies

• Natural World: Highgrove - a Prince's Legacy . BBC, 2002
• The farmer and his Prince (The Farmer and His Prince) , Great Britain 2013

Web links

• Royal Residences overview of the residences
• Highgrove Royal Gardens Highgrove website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ English Wikipedia: en: Duchy Home Farm

Coordinates: 51 ° 37 '23 "  N , 2 ° 10' 43"  W.