That King Charles III has a special relationship with nature is no secret. The British monarch has been committed to organic farming, biodiversity, and environmental protection for decades. As early as 1986, he caused a stir with the statement that he talks to plants.

How consistently Charles is said to have implemented his ideas on his estate Highgrove is now described by his former gardener Jack Stooks. According to the magazine „OK!“, he worked for Charles for 21 years and was thus employed on the estate in the west of England until 2024.

According to Stooks, the handling of the current king’s bathwater was particularly unusual. As reported by „Marie Claire“ citing the former employee, Charles had a system installed at Highgrove that collected the used water and then used it for garden irrigation.

The monarch is also said to have taken this into account with bath additives. Instead of a classic bubble bath, he used lime oil.

„Lime oil smells so wonderful and is supposed to be really good for the skin,“ Stooks told „Marie Claire“.

The decisive reason for the choice, however, was another: The oil did not harm the plants in the garden. According to the former gardener, pipes directed the bathwater directly into large containers outdoors. From there, it could later be used for irrigation.

Stooks also describes Charles as an exceptionally attentive garden owner. Initially, it was quite unusual for him to receive instructions personally from the future king.

However, Charles knew exactly what was happening on his estate. When he came to Highgrove on the weekends, he would look around the garden and check which tasks had been completed and which were still pending.

This is what made the work special for him and his colleagues, Stooks recalled. They knew that the owner not only financed the garden but was genuinely interested in it and appreciated the work done.

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