The King's Foundation

The work of The King’s Foundation is inspired by His Majesty The King Charles III's philosophy of harmony: that by understanding the balance, the order and the relationships between ourselves and the natural world, we can create a more sustainable future.

For more than 40 years His Majesty has been at the forefront of championing sustainability. During the last decade the impact of natural resource depletion, climate change and rapid urbanisation has become evident and widely understood.

The work of The King’s Foundation is inspired by The His Majesty’s philosophy of harmony: that by understanding the balance, the order and the relationships between ourselves and the natural world we can create a more sustainable future.

The King’s Foundation was created through a merger in 2018 of The King’s Foundation for Building Community, The Prince’s Regeneration Trust, The Great Steward of Scotland’s Dumfries House Trust, and The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts.

The King’s Foundation is responsible for the stewardship of Dumfries House, the home of The King's Foundation, Castle of Mey, and Highgrove Gardens, which includes the delivery of education courses across the estates.

At Highgrove, The King's Foundation offers workshops, programmes and short courses, focused on heritage and craft skills through its Highgrove Traditional Crafts initiative. For further information, please visit our Highgrove Traditional Crafts page.

Building Crafts Programme - Live builds of structures that allow apprentices the opportunity to put their newly acquired skills into practice.

Textiles – Building on the success of the Future Textiles Programme.

Fine Woodworking – A bespoke training course including marquetry and cabinet making.