Prince Charles opens his own organics store

Highgrove Stores

You know Britain is in a recession when Prince Charles opens a chain of retail stores! Highgrove is The Prince of Wales' organic produce brand and has seen him open it's third branch on Wednesday, despite suffering from a lingering chest infection.

Charles has cancelled a number of visits so he can fight the illness, but is honouring key long-standing commitments this week, Clarence House said.

Among those engagements is the opening of the latest incarnation of the Highgrove store, this time in Bath, Somerset.

Highgrove sells organic foods and lifestyle products, which take their inspiration from his Gloucestershire home of the same name.

The majority of goods in the collection have been created by British artisan manufacturers and craftsmen.

Profits from the sale of products are donated to the Prince's Charities Foundation.

A second branch of Highgrove opened in Tetbury in March 2008, near to the Prince's home, where the first store is open to visitors touring his gardens.

Have a browse and purchase online at http://www.highgroveshop.com

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