LONDON — A royal scent.
British perfume house Penhaligon’s has at all times had royal associations. Its founder, William Henry Penhaligon, was the court barber and perfumer to Queen Victoria.
After Queen Victoria’s death, Penhaligon created the corporate’s longest surviving scent for the Duke of Marlborough named Blenheim Bouquet as an ode to Blenheim Palace. The bespoke fragrance turns 120 this 12 months.
Now, the brand has collaborated with Charles, Prince of Wales, on a fragrance called Highgrove Bouquet, inspired by his private residence together with his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. One among the most important ingredients utilized in the fragrance is weeping silver lime, which grows within the couple’s garden.
Highgrove Gardens opens every 12 months between April and October to permit visitors a sneak peek into Charles and Camilla’s life within the English countryside.
The proceeds of the fragrance can be donated to The Prince’s Foundation, with 10 percent of proceeds to assist fund the charity’s training and education schemes, including those in heritage crafts, traditional arts, horticulture, fashion and textiles, and sustainable food and farming.
The prince has been strengthening his ties with the sweetness industry. He recently announced a three-year mentoring partnership with luxury brand Molton Brown for disadvantaged young people within the U.K.
The project with Penhaligon’s aspects in Prince Charles’ sustainability efforts. The collaboration has replaced plastic with one hundred pc recycled and recyclable paper and sugar cane eco-foam, and printing uses all organic ink, freed from mineral oils.
Penhaligon’s other famous royal connection is Diana, Princess of Wales, who used to wear the brand’s Bluebell fragrance and would often spritz it on the inside her blazers.
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