Prince William's awkward encounter with tourists while 'not fully dressed' at King Charles' home

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Prince William would escape the demands of royal life at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, but his father's home attracts around 40,000 visitors annually and it made for possible awkward encounters for the future king

The future King of England has shared his humorous side in a detailed account of what it is like living in a home that doubles as a tourist attraction. Prince William guest-edited the November 2026 issue of Country Life magazine and has shared his experience of staying in Highgrove House.

Highgrove House is his father King Charles' private family sanctuary, where Prince William could escape the demands of royal life. However, time at the residence in Gloucestershire, located among lush greenery with celebrated gardens, also attracts around 40,000 visitors annually.

"Living in a private house that was surrounded by a working public garden, which was constantly being developed and nurtured by my father — as well as being open to members of the public and therefore pretty busy — could be quite difficult," Prince William recalled to Country Life.

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"I remember several times when I would wake up, open the curtains and have to hit the floor and hurriedly close them, because I was not fully dressed and there were people outside who could see straight into my bedroom window!" he said.

The nine-bedroom residence was a weekend and holiday retreat for Prince William and his brother Prince Harry, who spent time there with their parents, King Charles and the late Princess Diana.

In his 2023 memoir, Harry said that he and William transformed an underground bomb shelter beneath Highgrove into a secret teenage hideaway, which they named Club H.

"When I wanted solitude, what better than a bomb shelter in the middle of the British countryside? Willy felt the same. I often thought he seemed more at peace down there than anywhere else on earth," the Duke of Sussex wrote.

Over the summer, Highgrove House, which boasts four main reception rooms, was the setting for King…

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