https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/king-charles-highgrove-gardening-investigation-8rs7bt2m0

What you need to know:

King’s demands, staff shortages and low pay led to gardener exodus at Highgrove

Royal charity which runs gardens told to offer mental health support after formal investigation

Charles has lost 11 of 12 garden staff since 2022 including two head gardeners who quit within a year

Monarch said of one worker: “Do not put that man in front of me again”

After Ukraine invasion King proposed plugging staff shortages with war refugees or the elderly
At one point half of staff were on minimum wage

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7 comments

  2. > They acknowledge that many find his passion inspirational or endearing, but say his feedback — the flashes of frustration, the specificity — can be demoralising and, given his unique status, impossible to object to.

    I have worked for this kind of boss and it was horrific. I have defended Charles on some aspects as a monarch (and I do think anyone has good and bad sides), but this is in my opinion inexcusable. I doubt someone of his age will change, especially on a project that he is spiritually passionate about, but he absolutely should.

  3. This is shocking. I also don’t understand why this is the first we have heard of this.

  4. This is not that shocking. It’s known that the royal family doesn’t pay their workers much. A lot of people do the job for the status and it looks good on a resume.

  5. The only surprising thing about this is that it’s being reported on. Where’s the invisible contract?

  6. Let’s wait for the 4000 breathless articles about how a Charles is a bully.

  7. Tell me without telling me your a rich 1 percenter living in a bubble:

    > He was sufficiently aware of staff problems that, after the invasion of Ukraine, he dashed off a note proposing that war refugees could be recruited to help out.

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