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EXCLUSIVE: Inside King Charles 'Healing Garden' As He Uses it to Try and Help Cancer Battle

Behind the scenes, gardeners are busy getting the grounds visitor-ready.

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Aaron Tinney
Jun 01, 2026
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King Charles has found an unlikely refuge amid his cancer battle.

The monarch’s beloved gardens at Highgrove House have become a private sanctuary, where he can escape the pressures of royal life and focus on healing.

The ailing monarch, 77, opens the gates of his celebrated Highgrove Gardens to visitors every year between April and October despite regarding it as his “healing garden,” one palace source told us.

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Created and nurtured over decades at his private residence in Gloucestershire, the gardens have become one of the monarch’s most cherished projects and a symbol of his lifelong passion for nature, conservation and horticulture.

Now, staff at Highgrove are offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at one of King Charles’ most treasured retreats.

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