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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
World
Amardeep Bassey & Jon Pritchard

Royal family looking for gardener fit for Prince Charles' estate

Prince Charles is seeking an "exceptional" head gardener at his sprawling Scottish retreat in Royal Deeside.

The advert, on www.hijobs.net, says the royals are on the hunt for someone “with exceptional skills and experience to maintain and develop the estate and garden”.

The ad continues: “If you are passionate about horticulture and organic practices, then we would be keen to hear from you.”

The successful applicant will serve the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay's "private" garden at the royal household at Birkhall in rural Deeside.

Set in 22 acres of woodland the estate includes formal gardens, lawns and an arboretum.

Birkhall was inherited by Charles from the Queen Mother after her death in 2002 and he also spent his second honeymoon there in 2005 with the Duchess of Cornwall.

In 2011 the heir to the throne  Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridgeshire, celebrated New Year's Eve at the estate.

Three years ago Storm Frank caused "devastation" to the garden the Prince so adores.

The advert, on www.hijobs.net, says the royals are now on the hunt for someone “with exceptional skills and experience to maintain and develop the estate and garden”.

The Prince is a keen horticulturalist himself and has created organic exhibition gardens at his Highgrove, Birkhall and Clarence House homes.

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