King Charles is selling a painting he made during one of the final, fiery years of his marriage to the late Princess Diana.
The King, 76, is an amateur artist and on Nov. 4, his Highgrove Gardens shop announced the sale of a lithograph of one of his watercolor creations.
The new, limited-edition artwork entitled “Highgrove House – A View from the Wildflower Meadow” is a reproduction of an original watercolor painted by the royal in 1995.
The King produced the watercolor when he was known as Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and separated from Princess Diana.
He created the painting in 1995, one of the most turbulent periods of his life, and the piece provides a glimpse into his private world at Highgrove.
Charles acquired Highgrove in 1980 as a private retreat in the Gloucestershire countryside and transformed its gardens into a renowned destination today.
The piece, which is priced at $3,882 and currently available for pre-order, shows the Wildflower Meadow at Highgrove House, with the King’s beloved country home in the distance.
The print is part of an exclusive series of one hundred lithographs signed by the sovereign, offering a rare opportunity to own some of his artwork. All proceeds from Highgrove products support the work of The King’s Foundation, his charity dedicated to sustainability and uplifting young people.
Highgrove took on an even deeper meaning for the heir to the throne as his marriage unraveled, becoming an oasis where he could escape away from the scrutiny of the spotlight.
The future King Charles painted the peaceful picture in 1995, an especially erratic year in his marriage to Diana. It was the year that Diana gave a clandestine interview to BBC’s Panorama, the biggest bombshell of which was her allegation that, “There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.”
Her remark alluded to the future Queen Camilla — then Camilla Parker Bowles — whose long-running affair with Charles overlapped with his marriage to Diana. (Diana also acknowledged her own infidelity during the Panorama interview.)
About a month later, in December 1995, Queen Elizabeth wrote letters to both Charles and Diana urging them to divorce — which they formally did in August 1996.
