King Charles contributes watercolour to new Burberry fashion collection

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 17:02 · Archive

King Charles has contributed a watercolour painting of his Scottish home Birkhall to a new Burberry capsule collection.

King Charles has contributed one of his own watercolour paintings to a new collection created by British fashion house Burberry and Highgrove Gardens in the Cotswolds. The artwork depicts Birkhall, his home on the Balmoral Estate in Scotland, and serves as the focal point of the new capsule collection.

The King's painting appears as a knitted design on a cashmere jumper costing £1,350 and across a silk square scarf priced at £375. The collection also features Burberry's signature trench coats, with its colour palette inspired by the King's artwork. Burberry said the watercolour 'serves as the focal point for the collection's prints and inspires its verdant colour palette'.

This marks the fifth collaboration between the fashion house and Highgrove Gardens, the King's Gloucestershire retreat. Their partnership began in spring 2023, with previous collections featuring artwork inspired by Highgrove and its gardens. The King is a keen watercolour painter, and his work has previously appeared on products including silk scarves sold at Highgrove and fine bone china produced with Halcyon Days.

The collection forms part of Burberry's celebrations marking 170 years of the British fashion house. A donation from every product sold in the Burberry x Highgrove Gardens collection will go to The King's Foundation, which manages Highgrove Gardens and runs educational workshops focused on traditional heritage skills.

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In this story: King Charles III · Burberry · Highgrove Gardens · Birkhall · Balmoral Estate · The King's Foundation

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