What do King Charles , ruler of Britain, and two-time Oscar-winning Australian actor Cate Blanchett have in common? As the world discovered this week: a passion for the environment—and love for wearing fitted gray blazers to discuss such topics.

Unbeknownst to the larger public, Blanchett and King Charles secretly met last July in bucolic Windsor Park to break bread over their mutual interests. They joined forces with Dr. Elinor Breman , a former actor who is now Kew’s senior research manager in seed conservation to record the Unearthed: The Need for Seeds in the Gardens of Windsor Palace produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, the first episode of which was released on Monday, Oct. 20.

Cate Blanchett, Elinor Breman and King Charles III, July 2025. Chris Jackson/Gett

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