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King Charles' Royal Sandringham House in Norfolk has been transformed into an eco-friendly concert venue ahead of a new music festival.
The royal residence will host separate performances from Van Morrison, Robbie Williams and The Who, along with special guests, this bank holiday weekend as part of a five year green plan for summer events.
The green-minded Monarch wants to lead the way in eventing by running a series of sustainable concerts in the historic grounds over the next five years, which he wants to make as environmentally-friendly as possible.
He has partnered with Heritage Live to host a series of gigs which will include no-single use plastic and biodegradable cups this year and could have pedal bikes powering the stage by year five.
Aerial photos of the estate show a huge temporary stage that has been erected just a few metres from the royal retreat alongside food and drinks tents, outdoor sofas and rows of portaloos.
King Charles' Royal Sandringham House in Norfolk has been transformed into an eco-friendly concert venue ahead of a new music festival
The royal residence will host separate performances from Van Morrison, Robbie Williams and The Who, along with special guests, this bank holiday weekend as part of a five year green plan for summer events
The green-minded Monarch (pictured) wants to lead the way in eventing by running a series of sustainable concerts in the historic grounds over the next five years, which he wants to make as environmentally-friendly as possible
Sandringham Estate is the private country retreat of King Charles and Queen Camilla and has been linked to generations of other British Monarchs since 1862.
The venue will host 20,000 people each night, with Robbie Williams performing sold-out shows on Saturday and Sunday, which will be his only two UK gigs for the rest of the year.
But punters can still treat themselves to performances from Van Morrison on Friday and The Who, accompanied by The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, on Monday.
All the headliners will be joined by special guests, with Williams' former Take That bandmate Mark Owen set to accompany the singer on stage on both nights.
The event organiser, Heritage Live, has teased that there will be a lot of suprises in store for the weekend.
It is hoped that the weather will hold out for the event, with the Met Office forecasting temperatures of up to 19C across the weekend.
However, its has warned that there could be glimpses of rain from late afternoon into the evening on both Saturday and Sunday.
Giles Cooper, managing director of Heritage Live, said: 'We are delighted to have a world-class line-up and the Sandringham concerts are the only two Robbie Williams UK shows for the rest of the year.
'It was a huge honour to be asked to run five years of concerts at the estate - we know that King Charles III wants to make Sandringham more inclusive.
The venue will host 20,000 people each night, with Robbie Williams (pictured) performing sold-out shows on Saturday and Sunday
But punters can still treat themselves to performances from Van Morrison (pictured) on Friday and The Who, accompanied by The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, on Monday
Aerial photos of the estate show a huge temporary stage that has been erected just a few metres from the royal retreat
There are also food and drinks tents, outdoor sofas and rows of portaloos pictured at the venue
Sandringham Estate is the private country retreat of King Charles and Queen Camilla and has been linked to generations of other British Monarchs since 1862
'The environmental impact was also very important so we have put together a five-year plan for sustainability to become a leading light for outdoor concerts.
'This includes no-single use plastic in year one and by year five we want pedal bikes to power stages.
'We have lots of surprises in store in 2023 and we are praying for good weather - the local community is very excited.'
'We want to continue to get artists of this calibre, with three to four nights of concerts each year.'
