The monarch will spend his first day away from the media since his mother’s passing at Highgrove House, a famed Georgian neo-classical home built in the 1780s close to Tetbury, Gloucestershire.
For a solitary day of reflection, King Charles has retired to his Highgrove palace in Gloucestershire.
A day was reserved for the incoming monarch to spend away from official duties at his family home as part of the London Bridge preparations for what would happen following the Queen’s passing.
Although it is thought he will be working in preparation for his new position and collecting his red boxes of state paperwork, he is not anticipated to attend any public events.
The King will spend his first day out of the public spotlight since the death of his mother at his beloved Highgrove House near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, a Georgian neo-classical house that serves as the private home for the monarch the Queen Consort.
A passionate gardener and environmentalist, King Charles has spent over 40 years transforming the gardens around the house.
over 40 years of transforming the gardens around the house.
The home has been owned by various families until it was purchased by the Duchy of Cornwall from former prime minister Harold Macmillan’s son, Maurice Macmillan, in 1980.
The King chose the nine-bedroom mansion for its easy access to London, Wales and other properties owned by the Duchy of Cornwall.
He and his then-wife Princess Diana renovated the property with neo-classical additions in 1987 and the interior was stripped out and redecorated.