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By: Annemarie Göbbel
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King Charles would have had many other retreats.
Why he chose Sandringham has to do with his grandfather.
London - The choice of his whereabouts could also have been based on Highgrove House, the house and garden in Gloucestershire that King Charles III.
(75) designed to his taste over 40 years ago.
Or at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, but the king chose Sandringham Castle.
It has a number of advantages, reveals royal author Hugo Vickers (72) to the
Daily Mail
, for a man who suddenly needs to concentrate on his health.
Charles designed a “health garden” on the former west lawn in front of Sandringham House
Since his accession to the throne, the king had already redesigned and redesigned an old garden in Sandringham.
He had previously begun modernizing the farm on the property and introducing sustainable, organic methods.
Vicker's contacts have informed him that the monarch is currently enjoying removing walls and laying out new carpets that he has unearthed in remote corners of the castle.
Of course, the rural property also offers practical advantages such as privacy and seclusion, and it is also easily accessible by helicopter from London.
Apparently Charles also has important family memories from the brick castle in Norfolk.
The Windsors spent many Christmas holidays there together.
King George VI
and King Charles share good taste and a love of culture
After her husband's death, Queen Mum (101, † 2002) wrote to Winston Churchill (90, † 1965) that the King was looking forward to "finer things", such as creating the gardens he loved, planning great ones Viewing and hanging the pictures in Windsor, things he almost never had time for.
The Queen Mother loved Sandringham.
She had little attraction to Europe as she grew up almost exclusively in England and Scotland.
King Charles and King George VI
share many interests
But Sandringham is not only filled with the spirit of his parents, but also with his gentle grandfather George VI.
(56, † 1952), the father of the late Queen Elizabeth II (96, † 2022) from whom King Charles always felt inspired.
Charles III
I can even remember February 6th when his grandfather tragically died of cancer at Sandringham.
The king was just three and a half years old at the time.
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King Charles probably thinks a lot about old times and his grandfather.
Charles (far left as a child) with grandma Queen Mum, aunt Princess Margaret, dad Prince Philip, King George VI, mum Queen and little sister Anne (from left) © picture alliance / dpa INP/A0009_dpa_INP/dpa |
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Since the garden, inspired by the King's childhood memories of a topiary garden in Sandringham, has already been renovated, King Charles has now turned his attention to the interior of the castle.
The Mirror reports that the king goes for walks, devotes himself to watercolor painting, and listens to records (Leonard Cohen).
This is probably just as close to him as the Anmer Hall country estate of his son Prince William (41) is to the castle.
The regent leaves everything behind for his grandchildren and that may have been the final deciding factor for Sandringham.
Sources used:
dailymail.co.uk, mirror.co.uk