Charles III, King of the United Kingdom Autograph letter signed ("Charles"), 1987

The letter, to his friend and landscape consultant Vernon Russell-Smith, reads "The hornbeams should, I trust, all be in by now but they are different sizes, I notice" adding "I hope they have now made square holes round the trees, rather than the round ones which I saw initially!". The Prince continues to send his correspondent a list (no longer present) "of plants for the bank which I sent to the man at Savill Gardens, who has ticked the ones he can supply´ and comments "He seems to be able to produce quite a few - so we are left with the remainder to find", further asking "Do you think it would be best to have these Savill Gdn. plants delivered in the Spring or in later Feb? If I ask them to be delivered in Feb. it is bound to be totally frozen, I suppose! A possibility for a planting session is 22nd/23rd March. Is that any good for you? It may be subject to change at short notice, that is the only trouble!". The Prince concludes his letter by conveying some information to Russell-Smith, "By the way, a Mr & Mrs. Stopford-Sackville, from a wonderful house in Northants called Drayton, may be in touch with you about planning a garden improvement. I gave them your name as they have had a problem with someone else who charged the earth!", four pages, 8vo, Sandringham, 12 January 1986, with original amiling envelope.