'I worked for King Charles for 21 years and even crashed his honeymoon'

King Charles III's former gardener of 21 years has revealed what it was really like maintaining the landscape garden at the Royal residence.

Jack Stooks was responsible for Highgrove House and Gardens, one of King Charles and Queen Camilla's most cherished homes in Gloucestershire.

Speaking on Friday's This Morning, Jack not only provided gardening tips but also disclosed how he secured his position and recounted the occasion he gatecrashed King Charles' honeymoon with Queen Camilla.

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Jack told presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary: "I went on honeymoon with the King!" prompting Dermot, 52, to ask: "What's that all about?" whilst Alison, 50, gasped: "You gatecrashed it?"

Clarifying what had occurred, Jack recalled: "After the wedding at Windsor, I got to do some cut flowers from the King's garden, from the Queen's garden and actually take them down to the wedding. They were actually used at their wedding!", reports the Express.

"After the wedding, there were trees and things that came out of the chapel and I took those up to Scotland, to Birkhall, so I got to plant them with the King, which was amazing!"

Meanwhile, Jack disclosed how he landed his role, saying: "I wrote and asked for a job, there I was at Highgrove!" following an encounter with the King at his aunty and uncle's residence where he "seemed nice".

Noting he served as a gardener for 21 years, he continued: "I left last year! [That job] just from a simple letter!"

Jack previously shared with the Mirror about the King: "He was very much on the ball all the time. If he came home at the weekend, he would be out in the garden checking what's been done, what hasn't been done."

The King, according to Jack, had a deep affection for his garden and would often make comments indicating his keen interest.

"He would be like, 'This needs doing, that needs doing'," Jack remembered. "So, it was really good to know that you're working for somebody that actually took everything in.

"He was interested in the garden he knew what was going on. So, we all had the sense of satisfaction that we would get something right and know that it was actually being enjoyed and admired by the person who owns it."

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