Overview
- The cover portrait, shot by Millie Pilkington in a formal section of Sandringham, shows the King in a relaxed pose he personally approved.
- Country Life details new elements including a sundial garden, a topiary garden inspired by Queen Alexandra’s ornamental plots, a maze, and a 400‑yard magnolia walk planted with hundreds of varieties.
- Editor-in-chief Mark Hedges praises the work as a remarkable restoration of the 60-acre pleasure gardens carried out under the King’s direction.
- The magazine says the reimagined spaces aim to inspire visitors, with the gardens generally open from April to October.
- Separate reports reiterate Buckingham Palace’s late-October move to strip Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of style, titles and honours and to end his Royal Lodge lease, with a move to private accommodation on the Sandringham estate expected next year.