'I worked for King Charles for 21 years and even crashed his honeymoon with Camilla'

King Charles III's former gardener of 21 years has shared what it was really like tending to the landscape garden in the Royal grounds.

Jack Stooks took charge of Highgrove House and Gardens, one of the King Charles and Queen Camilla's favourite residencies in Gloucestershire.

Appearing on Friday's This Morning, Jack, as well as offering gardening advice, revealed how he came about his job and recalled the time he crashed King Charles' honeymoon with Queen Camilla.

Jack told hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary: "I went on honeymoon with the King!" to which Dermot, 52, said: "What's that all about?" while Alison, 50, exclaimed: "You gatecrashed it?"

Explaining what had happened, Jack recalled: "After the wedding at Windsor, I got to do some cut flowers from the King's garden, from the Queen's garden and actually take them down to the wedding. They were actually used at their wedding!

"After the wedding, there were trees and things that came out of the chapel and I took those up to Scotland, to Birkhall, so I got to plant them with the King, which was amazing!"

Elsewhere, Jack revealed the way he came about his job, explaining: "I wrote and asked for a job, there I was at Highgrove!" after meeting the King at his aunty and uncle's house who "seemed nice".

Explaining he worked as a gardener for 21 years, he added: "I left last year! [That job] just from a simple letter!"

It comes as Jack previously told the Mirror about the King: "He was very much on the ball all the time. If he came home at the weekend, he would be out in the garden checking what's been done, what hasn't been done."

According to the gardener, the King made a particular comment at the start of the week, which proved just how much he loved his garden.

"He would be like, 'This needs doing, that needs doing'," Jack recalled. "So, it was really good to know that you're working for somebody that actually took everything in.

"He was interested in the garden he knew what was going on. So, we all had the sense of satisfaction that we would get something right and know that it was actually being enjoyed and admired by the person who owns it."

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