King Charles has always had a penchant for one of his "quirky" hobbies, which used to leave his mother , Queen Elizabeth II , quite tickled, according to Royal expert Jennie Bond. The King is renowned for his love of the great outdoors, with many of his initiatives centred around open spaces. The 75 year old monarch has a particular fondness for mazes.
He recently had a new maze garden constructed at his Royal Sandringham estate in Norfolk, inspired by the intricate labyrinth he enjoyed as a child. Jennie Bond, former BBC Royal correspondent, spoke with OK! about Charles' new maze, suggesting that the late Queen would have been "amused" to see her son still indulging in the same pastimes he loved as a youngster. She also highlighted how the King's mazes will form part of his "legacy".
"I'm sure the late Queen would have been quite amused that her little boy was indulging one of his quirky hobbies: finding his way out of a maze. He used to spend hours trying to get round the maze at Sandringham when he was a child. That maze was dismantled years ago, but now it has been rebuilt.
..and is even better," Jennie told the publication.
READ MORE: Charles' passionate love letters to Princess Diana that she 'longed for William and Harry to see' The latest maze at Sandringham marks the third Royal maze in 300 years. Charles had one erected at Dumfries House in Ayrshire in 2016, featuring a Japanese-style pagoda at its heart, and another at Balmoral in Aberdeenshire, designed in the shap.