3 days Ago By Robin Cottle
Gardeners' World presenter Adam Frost has shared the 'cheeky' question he asked King Charles that bagged the BBC show its first ever royal guest. Charles invited Adam to do an interview for Gardeners' World at Highgrove when he was still heir to the throne. The landmark occasion happened when the TV presenter did something he was 'not meant to do' at an unrelated event.
He told the Daily Mail's Weekend: "It was because I cheekily asked Charles if he'd do me a favour, and he said yes. Apparently you're not meant to do that. "I'd been invited to an event about biosecurity (the threats to our native plants and trees from foreign pests and diseases) and he was hosting it.
"So we did an interview at Highgrove about it for the show. He knows his stuff. If you think what he was talking about many years ago, and being totally and utterly ribbed for it, so much of it has come to the fore.
It's got to be a good thing we've got a king who's a gardener." Then-Prince Charles invited Adam, 55, to Highgrove House in 2018 to explain how gardeners can help prevent threats against plants and trees. The programme also explored Charles's love for gardens and British landscapes.
The royal also revealed his first-hand experience of tree disease gained when managing the Duchy of Cornwall Estate. It comes after Adam revealed he was told he would be 'dead in 18 months' if he retired. His passion for gardening provided solace he he battled depression, leading him to seek psychiatric help.
This led to some stark advice from his psychiatrist. He told the Daily Mail: "What came out of it was that I shouldn't retire. "He told me I'd be dead in 18 months.
(He told me): 'If you're thinking about retiring, go up the high street, there's an undertakers, go in and choose yourself a box. "And I thought: 'You're supposed to be helping me.' It was brilliant.
" Adam also battles with a condition called fibromyalgia, which causes widespread pain and fatigue..
