King Charles has always been known for his "quirky" hobbies, which used to amuse his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, says Royal expert Jennie Bond. The King is famous for his love of the great outdoors, with many of his initiatives focused on open spaces - however the 75 year old monarch has a special fondness for mazes. He recently had a new maze garden built at his Royal Sandringham estate in Norfolk, inspired by the complex labyrinth he enjoyed as a child in the hope of bringing his lifelong love to the general public.
Jennie Bond, former BBC Royal correspondent, chatted with OK! about Charles' new maze, suggesting that the late Queen would have been "amused" to see her son still enjoying the same hobbies he loved as a youngster. She also pointed out 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 magazine. The latest maze at Sandringham is the third Royal maze in 300 years.
Charles had one built at Dumfries House in Ayrshire in 2016, featuring a Japanese-style pagoda at its centre, and another at Balmoral in Aberdeenshire, designed in the shape of Scotland's national flower, the thistle, reports the Mirror . Jennie pointed out that Charles .