Queen Camilla made Countryfile admission after King Charles' cryptic remark, John Craven says

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Veteran broadcaster John Craven has claimed that Queen Camilla revealed she watches Countryfile after he asked King Charles if he tuned in to the popular BBC show
Veteran TV host John Craven has shared that Queen Camilla let slip she and King Charles occasionally tune into Countryfile, following an enigmatic comment from the monarch himself.
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John, 84, was reflecting on his long career when he recounted a visit to Highgrove House, the residence of the then Prince of Wales, where he filmed an episode of the BBC show.
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While at Highgrove to shoot for Countryfile, a programme John has been part of since 1989, he quizzed the future King about his views on rural Britain and whether he ever watched the show.
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The King gave a non-committal answer, but Camilla revealed they sometimes watched the programme.
Speaking to Great British Life, John recalled: "I asked him if he watched Countryfile and he said he 'couldn't possibly say!' But, later on...Her Majesty The Queen Camilla told me they do watch Countryfile from time to time," reports the Express.
John didn't just reminisce about his past in broadcasting; he also voiced concerns about the UK's environmental future.
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In a chat with Countryfile magazine, the ex-Newsround anchor lamented the UK's lagging behind other nations in recycling efforts.
He lamented: "It is so disheartening; every day 17 million single-use drinks containers - representing huge amounts of plastic, aluminium, and steel - are thrown away rather than recycled in the UK. We see them everywhere, from busy streets to the wildest, most remote places.
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"I once crawled deep underground, explorer-like, to the very end of a cave system, elated by my achievement - until the lamp on my helmet picked out a pile of empty bottles, proving I was by no means the first there."
John's remarks coincide with the Labour government's announcement of new initiatives aimed at boosting recycling in local communities. Just last month, the government revealed a £1.1bn investment plan to enhance local recycling facilities throughout England.
Circular Economy Minister Mary Creagh stated: "This government is cleaning up Britain and ending the throwaway society.
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"Under the Plan for Change, we are pumping more than £1 billion into local recycling services. This will revolutionise how we deal with our waste and ensure more of today's rubbish is recycled into tomorrow's packaging."
The policy has been met with approval from Libby Peake, head of resource policy at Green Alliance, who commented: "For too long, the costs of dealing with packaging waste and recycling have fallen unfairly on local councils and, ultimately, taxpayers, when they have no control over the packaging businesses use.
"It's absolutely right that costs are now shifting to the companies who create packaging and can figure out how to use less of it in future. This is an important step in the move away from an inefficient and wasteful system."
Catch John on Countryfile this evening (Sunday, August 10) at 6.15pm on BBC One.