 to see the Prince Of Wales, who hints he wants to replace his mother on the throne. The real Highgrove House was built between 1796 and 1798 by John Paul Paul and remained in his family until it was bought by businessman Maurice Macmillan, son of ex-PM Harold Macmillan. Six years before the former Prince of Wales bought it, a horrific fire left the house gutted. Charles purchased it for a reported £800,000-£1million - funded by the selling off of other parts of the Duchy of Cornwall portfolio - in 1980 and made it into his family home. The property is now thought to be worth in excess of £3.2m - a fraction of the Duchy's £1.2billion assets, which bring in £23m a year. In 1980 it boasted nine bedrooms, six bathrooms, four reception rooms and a nursery wing - as well as 347 acres of land. In the last 40 years, King Charles has expanded the land around his home - the swimming pool can be seen to the rightCredit: Getty Old photos show the property as it was before the royal purchased and remodelled itCredit: PA The house features four different reception rooms which Princess Diana redecoratedCredit: PA The royal stripped out the interior for essential repairs,){kind=link}
WHEN it all gets too much it’s important to have a sanctuary where you can escape to relax.
For King Charles III, 73, Highgrove House in Gloucestershire is the safe haven he uses to escape the pressures of public life.
It was where Charles retreated to privately mourn his mother following her death aged 96 this year.
Now the sprawling estate is set to play host to one of the most controversial scenes in the upcoming series of Netflix’s The Crown.
The fictional plot sees then-Prime Minister John Major, 79, summoned to a secret meeting at Highgrove (represented by Somerley House in Hampshire) to see the Prince Of Wales, who hints he wants to replace his mother on the throne.