HRH King Charles III's commitment to the environment is perhaps already no secret. In recent years the monarch has designed an organic garden at Highgrove, served as a figurehead at COP26, and established a sustainable market initiative that promotes action toward a greener future. Arguably most unexpectedly, however, he has opened his royal residences to fashion designers VIN + OMI, who create textiles from his garden waste (yes, really).
'We met the King before Harry and Megan's wedding when we were invited for tea. He was aware of our work with the environment,' the designers say in an exclusive interview with H&G. 'We discussed a new program we had started [that focuses on UK landowners and their plant waste], which sparked a conversation with the-then Prince. One week later, we were invited to Highgrove to look around his gardens to see how we could utilize Highgrove House's waste.'
