Queen Elizabeth's top gardener - page 2

29-08-2008 14:00

The 18-year-old has taken the job as a placement year for his national landscape design and construction diploma course in Preston.Carl - who has had a uniform specially ordered to fit his slim 6ft 6in frame - beat off competition from older degree students to land the contract.He added: "I left school at 16 and went to college away from all my friends, because it was what I wanted to do with my life."Carl's mother Andrea, 46, said: "We are so proud of Carl. It has not really sunk in yet. He was so nervous waiting for the letter to arrive, but it was all worth it.Carl will reside in a flat on the estate, close to the Guards polo club where Princes William and Harry are regular visitors.