The King has donated some of the curtains from Sandringham to be recycled as part of a push to make money for charity this Christmas.
King Charles has donated old drapes from the royal residence in Norfolk so that they can be transformed into some of the most sophisticated Christmas stockings you might hope to see.
The finished stockings are now being auctioned for charity with the proceeds going to the King’s Foundation to help with its work running workshops for young people to learn heritage skills.
It means that the curtains are helping to continue vital techniques which are in danger of being lost as fewer people practise them.
The good work doesn’t stop there. The stockings have been made by volunteers at the sewing bee at another of The King’s favourite places, Dumfries House in Scotland.
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They’ve used some very traditional techniques including hand embroidery and piping to create the stockings which are being auctioned to raise vital funds.
Each stocking took at least six hours to create and finish with members of the Dumfries House Sewing Bee which is a community initiative spearheaded by The King’s Foundation.
Members include experienced sewers as well as novices who have picked up some sophisticated skills in the time they have been part of the collective.
The stockings are all individually numbered to show just how unique each is.
They are being sold as part of The King’s Foundation’s 2025 Charity Auction. The starting price for each stocking will be £250 and the auction will be live for 12 days, starting on December 1 2025. Several of the stockings are already on bids well above their starting price.
All the money raised will go towards offering training to young people to develop skills which will help them pursue careers.
However, one stocking won’t be for sale. The 25th and final stocking has been put aside by its creators as a thank you present to King Charles who came up with the idea of taking down the curtains and making them into Christmas gifts himself.
You can find out more about the auction on the special site.
