Prince William has reportedly recalled old memories of spending time in his father King Charles’ Highgrove House. According to a new report, the Prince of Wales recently guest-edited Country Life magazine’s November 2026 issue. Per the report, in the magazine’s new issue, the future King went on to talk about a close call with tourists at the monarch’s Gloucestershire residence while not in a “fully dressed” manner.
Prince William recalls living in King Charles’ Highgrove Estate that was open to the public
Prince William reportedly recalled his experience while living in his father, King Charles’ Highgrove Estate, which was open to the public. As reported by PEOPLE, while talking to Country Life magazine, the Prince of Wales talked about “Living in a private house” with a “working public garden” surrounding it. He then recalled his father, the monarch, developing it and nurturing it constantly. The future King also revealed that the Gloucestershire residence was open to the members of the public. Thus, it was reportedly an extremely busy place. Per the report, the Prince of Wales further expressed that staying in such a place could be “quite difficult.”
Furthermore, per the publication, Prince William also shared with Country Life magazine an unexpected encounter and close call with the public while living in King Charles’ Highgrove House. The Prince of Wales revealed, “I remember several times when I would wake up, open the curtains and have to hit the floor and hurriedly close them, because I was not fully dressed and there were people outside who could see straight into my bedroom window!”
In the meantime, per the news outlet, Prince Harry talked in his 2023 memoir, “Spare,” about how he and his brother, Prince William, transformed an underground bomb shelter beneath the residence into a secret hideaway. The Duke of Sussex wrote, “When I wanted solitude, what better than a bomb shelter in the middle of the British countryside? Willy felt the same.” He added, “I often thought he seemed more at peace down there than anywhere else on earth.”
