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King Charles stars in Countryfile Christmas special as he invites Matt Baker to Highgrove

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The royal, 76, looked in high spirits as she starred on the show alongside Countryfile presenter Matt Baker.

King Charles filmed a BBC Countryfile Christmas special in Highgrove, where furniture students presented him with handmade decorations.

The royal, 76, looked in high spirits as she starred on the show alongside Countryfile presenter Matt Baker.

Charles and Camilla invited the team to visit their estate in Gloucestershire. where the couple They spend much of their time living in a private residence.

During the episode, the monarch looked dapper in a stylish khaki green trench coat that he layered over a blue shirt and pink tie.

The Countryfile team spent two days at Highgrove, run by the King’s Foundation, where they spoke to the events team of gardeners, chefs, students and tutors.

During the episode, Charles was apparently feeling festive, as he smiled when he was presented with handmade wooden Christmas decorations.

The King is known for defending the environment and has done so since his youth.

At the age of 21 he warned about the dangerous effects of plastic pollution on the environment and has been a nature lover ever since.

The royal, 76, looked in high spirits as she starred on the show alongside Countryfile presenter Matt Baker.

The ornaments were presented to Charles by three students from Snowdon Furnishing School.

The course, which is part of the King’s Foundation, helps focus on developing skills for making furniture using British wood, which is more sustainable because it reduces carbon emissions and can even promote biodiversity.

Pupils study at Barley Court, a converted 18th-century country house and farm buildings on the edge of the Highgrove estate.

Tuition fees and materials are covered by The King’s Foundation scholarships through its donors.

During the special segment, Charles will also highlight his charity’s commitment to sustainability and educating the next generation in traditional heritage skills.

Elsewhere in the episode, which airs on December 22, Matt met the Highgrove gardening team and helped harvest Brussels sprouts.

Adam Henson also joined a local farmer who herded Shropshire sheep onto the estate’s wildflower meadow to graze.

And the Countryfile team also sampled food fit for a king, as the royal chef prepared a Christmas dinner for them to taste.

During the episode, Charles was apparently feeling festive, as he smiled when presented with handmade wooden Christmas decorations.

During the episode, Charles was apparently feeling festive, as he smiled when presented with handmade wooden Christmas decorations.

The ornaments were presented to Charles by three students from Snowdon Furniture School.

The ornaments were presented to Charles by three students from Snowdon Furniture School.

During the episode, the monarch looked dapper in a stylish khaki green trench coat that he layered over a blue shirt and pink tie.

During the episode, the monarch looked dapper in a stylish khaki green trench coat that he layered over a blue shirt and pink tie.

During the special segment, Charles will also highlight his charity's commitment to sustainability and educating the next generation in traditional heritage skills.

During the special segment, Charles will also highlight his charity’s commitment to sustainability and educating the next generation in traditional heritage skills.

The Countryfile team spent two days at Highgrove, run by the King's Foundation, where they spoke to the events team of gardeners, chefs, students and tutors.

The Countryfile team spent two days at Highgrove, run by the King’s Foundation, where they spoke to the events team of gardeners, chefs, students and tutors.

During the special segment, Charles will also highlight his charity's commitment to sustainability and educating the next generation in traditional heritage skills.

During the special segment, Charles will also highlight his charity’s commitment to sustainability and educating the next generation in traditional heritage skills.

Each year, Charles and Camilla allow the public to visit the gardens of Highgrove estate between April and October.

Charles has invested heavily in the gardens and has designed much of the landscaping himself over the past 40 years.

He had previously said: “One of my great joys is to see the pleasure that the garden can bring to so many visitors and that everyone seems to find some part of it that is special to them.”

Before Charles moved into the property in 1980, Highgrove was owned by Maurice Macmillan, son of Harold Macmillan, who was British Prime Minister in the 1950s and early 1960s.

This comes as the King was captured beaming after attending the King’s Foundation’s annual ‘Christmas Craft’ in Highgrove last week.

Charles met students and alumni of the foundation’s craft education courses to find out what they have completed throughout the course.

Around 15,000 students participate in the foundation’s educational programs each year, and many of them participate in courses that teach traditional arts and crafts.

King Charles appeared in high spirits as he arrived at The King's Foundation's annual 'Crafts at Christmas' fair at Highgrove Gardens last week.

King Charles appeared in high spirits as he arrived at The King’s Foundation’s annual ‘Crafts at Christmas’ fair at Highgrove Gardens last week.

Charles beamed as he shook hands with students last week before chatting about the work they did throughout the year.

Charles beamed as he shook hands with students last week before chatting about the work they did throughout the year.

Her Majesty got caught up in the activities on offer at the Tetbury-based event and smelled hot roasted chestnuts last week.

Her Majesty got caught up in the activities on offer at the Tetbury-based event and smelled hot roasted chestnuts last week.

Elsewhere, Charles, looking dapper in a smart brown coat, appeared to get into the festive spirit by smelling roasted chestnuts and helping decorate a Christmas tree with a wooden ornament.

Charles also spent time chatting with merchants, as well as a local rock choir who donned matching Santa hats.

Guided by the vision and values ​​of the father of two, the foundation’s mission is to foster and strengthen communities where people, places and the planet can thrive together in harmony.

The charity provides educational courses for almost 15,000 students a year, health and wellbeing programs for almost 2,000 people each year, and spearheads regeneration and placemaking projects in the UK and abroad to revitalize historic buildings and communities.

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