Prince William reveals awkward naked encounters at Highgrove

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Nov, 14:32 · Archive

Prince William has recalled embarrassing moments when tourists visiting King Charles' Cotswolds home could see into his bedroom.

Prince William has humorously revealed a series of awkward naked encounters at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, King Charles' private residence. In a guest-edited November 2026 issue of Country Life magazine, the Prince of Wales recalled the challenges of living in a private house surrounded by a publicly accessible garden that was 'constantly being developed and nurtured' by his father.

The nine-bedroom property's celebrated gardens attract around 40,000 visitors each year. Prince William told Country Life that visitors sometimes found themselves directly outside his bedroom window before he had dressed. He recalled: '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.'

Highgrove was regularly used as a weekend and holiday retreat by Prince William and his younger brother Prince Harry, who spent time there with King Charles and their late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. Prince Harry has previously revealed that the brothers converted an underground bomb shelter at the estate into a secret teenage hideaway they called Club H. Prince William's guest-edited edition of Country Life was released on 11 November.

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• Prince William's awkward naked encounter with tourists in the CotswoldsPrince William has revealed a series of awkward naked encounters experienced with tourists visiting King Charles' home in the Cotswolds.Oxford Mail · 13 Nov, 14:00
• Prince William's awkward naked encounter with tourists in the CotswoldsPrince William has revealed a series of awkward naked encounters experienced with tourists visiting King Charles' home in the Cotswolds.Oxfordshire Guardian · 13 Nov, 14:00

In this story: Prince William · King Charles · Prince Harry · Diana, Princess of Wales · Highgrove House · Gloucestershire · Country Life

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