Burberry sews up deal with Highgrove for trench coats inspired by royal gardens

Burberry has teamed up with Highgrove to unveil a new collection of classic trench coats – with the famous check lining swapped for floral illustrations inspired by the King’s gardens.

British artist Holly Mills, a graduate from the Royal Drawing School, painted wildflower meadows in full summer bloom and delphiniums

– the King’s favourite flower – at the monarch’s private residence in Gloucestershire for the artwork, which was incorporated into the clothing.

The luxury oversized Castleford trenches come in two colours – Ivy with a wildflower-printed silk lining, and Hunter with the delphinium lining – and cost £2,490 each.

Four organic silk scarves also form part of the collaboration, with two depicting vibrant multi-colour wildflowers priced at £370 each, one showing purple and blue delphiniums, and another yellow and blue delphiniums, at £120 each.

The Highgrove X Burberry collection marks the third joint output of Royal Warrant holder Burberry and Highgrove Gardens, which is under the stewardship of Charles’s charity The King’s Foundation.

A spokeswoman for The King’s Foundation described the partnership as continuing to “honour the thoughtful, steadfast work of King Charles III and The King’s Foundation”. Burberry is known for its Burberry Check that usually lines its classic trenches. But, in 1913, a selection of Burberry women’s summer coats featured floral silk for their lining and the styles were recommended for fashionable functions during the warmer months. The Castleford trench coat was a new style introduced by Burberry’s chief creative officer, Daniel Lee.