King Charles & King Gustaf of Sweden Make a Joint Appearance in Striking New Video

Yahoo

02-05-2025

King Charles has always been outspoken about his commitment to environmentalism, and his passion definitely shines through when it comes to gardening. For instance, while chatting with BBC in 2016, the royal described it as 'the most therapeutic business,' and just two years later, he noted how much he loved gardens as a young boy. He told Gardeners World, 'The smell and everything had a profound effect on me...I don't know why, but I also grew to love trees, they always fascinated me.'
So, it's not surprising that His Majesty was all smiles when he and his wife, Queen Camilla, joined King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden this week to plant a new tree. Buckingham Palace took to Instagram and posted a striking video of the king tending to the Swedish oak, which holds a special meaning.
The caption reads, "In the sunny grounds of Windsor Castle, The King and Queen were joined by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden in planting a Swedish oak (Quercus robur) tree to celebrate Their Majesties' Coronation. The tree was gifted by The King of Sweden from the Royal Nursery at Solliden Palace, the Swedish Royal Family's summer residence."
The shared footage offers a closer look at the tree, then shows His Majesty hard at work as he joins King Gustaf to till the soil. The video also shows the king doing his unique ritual of giving the tree a friendly shake to wish it well before both queens proceed to water the sapling.
Per the caption, the King of Sweden used a spade that was first used by his great-grandfather, King Gustaf V, in 1908, when he planted an oak tree at Windsor with King Edward VII.One royal fan commented, "A lovely gift and connection between the two countries." Another wrote, "This is lovely—the two kings planting together and the two queens watering the ground. Perfect."
As previously mentioned, King Charles's passion for the environment has inspired his longtime efforts to promote organic farming. In fact, when he was still the Prince of Wales, King Charles purchased Highgrove House (his 900-acre Gloucestershire estate) and transformed it into a lush garden.
In his book, Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated, the king wrote, 'I found myself growing up at a time when so much that had been carefully and lovingly developed, bred, nurtured, and improved over thousands of years of trial and error was being callously and rashly discarded. The garden at Highgrove represents one very small attempt to heal the appallingly short-sighted damage done to the soil, the landscape, and to our own souls.'
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