A Rare Peek Inside Birkhall Reveals Prince Charles's Extremely Messy Desk

From Town & Country

Like everyone else, the royal family has had to adapt to a new normal amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Queen's family members are doing the vast majority of their work from home—think video calls with patronages and virtual hospital openings—and the longer this crisis continues, the more frequently the royals are offering the public a peek inside their private residences.

This week, a new photo of Prince Charles proves that he is not the neatest, at least when it comes to keeping his desk organized. The picture, posted on Global's Twitter account previewed a conversation between Alan Titchmarch and the Prince of Wales about the royal's passion for classical music. And it revealed that Charles doesn't mind a little clutter.

His desk is covered with a thin layer of papers, so abundant that he had to rest his teacup on top of them. (It's unclear exactly what all these pages are documenting, as the text was blurred out, for privacy reasons.)

Then, there are personal effects: multiple photos of Camilla, and one of Charles's grandmother, the Queen Mum, alongside a stack of books, a pen holder, bowl of rubber bands, Clarence House stationery, and a religious image.

On the right hand side, just next to his new-and-improved video conferencing set-up (complete with a separate mic), lies what looks to be a decorative paperweight.

Beyond the desk, the chaos continues. This peek into Prince Charles's workspace reveals a number of other family photos, including one of Prince George, possibly from Princess Charlotte's christening, and multiple paintings of rainbows, likely done in support of the NHS as well as a collection of CDs, and some china displayed artfully in a cabinet.

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