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See how different the late Queen's garden looks during a makeover by King Charles II

 King Charles
King Charles

King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla are renovating the gardens at their Sandringham – the Norfolk estate, where the late Queen spent around two months each winter.

The royal residence, which famously plays host to the family's Christmas (including last year following Queen Elizabeth's death), is receiving a new lawn on the west side of the home. Since late January, the King has overseen the renovation that will eventually lead to a new topiary garden – a biodiverse alternative that celebrates his climate-friendly ideologies.

The Sandringham royal lawn makeover is not due for completion until mid-May – notably around the time of King Charles's coronation, scheduled for May 6th. However, the past two months have marked significant progress – as exhibited by Sandringham via Instagram below.

'The West Lawn redevelopment project now has many of the Yew trees and metal edging for the new beds laid out so the symmetrical areas can really be seen starting to take shape,' the team says. In the coming weeks, they will add the herbaceous plants – just in time for the most colorful months on the calendar.

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Prior to the addition of new trees (seen above), the residence shared further updates around the time they planted the first tree around three weeks ago.

'Working to plans designed by Landform Consultants, the first Yew Tree stands at approx 4.5 meters tall and will be left in the current shape, being topiarised later in the year.'