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Swift's eye view of Buckingham Palace taken in June 2016 by RAF Senior Aircraftman Matthew 'Gerry' Gerrard during the celebrations to mark The Queen's official 90th birthday celebrations. (Wikimedia Commons)
COULD swift boxes be installed under the eaves of Buckingham Palace and other Royal residences?
King Charles is a longstanding admirer of the birds - as well as swallows and housemartins - so who knows what aspirations he might have up his sleeve?
As he will reveal in a Channel 5 TV show tomorrow, Friday, boxes have already been attached to some properties within the huge Duchy of Cornwall estate which includes the Kennington Oval cricket ground in South London.
"Swifts start prospecting, then you have to wait another year or two before they start occupying,"he says.
In a conversation with poet Pam Ayres, the new King will also discuss how he is trying to revive songbird populations in and and around the wildlife meadow within the grounds of Highgrove House in Gloucestershire.
The programme, The Cotswolds with Pam Ayres, is due to be screened at 8pm this Friday, October 7.
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