Charles III and Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral planting a tree as part of Operation Queen’s Green Umbrella. (Scotland, October 1, 2021) ANDREW MILLIGAN
Launched in 2021, the initiative aimed to encourage Britons to plant one tree each within two years. A successful operation, as 3 million trees have been planted since its inception.
A few months before his coronation, which will take place on May 6 in London, King Charles III again wanted to pay tribute to his mother, Elizabeth II. So the 74-year-old monarch herself planted the last tree of the Queen’s Green Canopy operation, which was launched by the late sovereign in 2021. Its purpose was to revitalize the country by encouraging British, gardeners, schoolchildren, members. associations to plant one tree each from October 2021 and during 2022.
“It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since my mum and I planted a tree in Windsor Great Park to mark the start of the Queen’s Green Umbrella,” she said in a lengthy message posted online on Sunday, April 2.
And continue. “As the second planting season draws to a close, and with it this vitally important initiative, I particularly wanted to extend my heartfelt thanks to all those across the UK who have helped plant more than three million trees to create. a lasting legacy in the name of Queen Elizabeth.”
In the photo, King Charles III appears with his son Prince William next to a planted tree, both with spades. An iconic image, as the first was with his mother, and when he was still only the Prince of Wales, the first photograph was taken, immortalizing the action. “This project has shown that simple, practical and positive gestures can make a big difference, and I can’t think of a more fitting tribute to Her Late Majesty’s seventy-year reign,” added the King.
In the video, Charles III and Camilla were welcomed in ball gowns at Berlin’s Bellevue Palace
A few months after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, on September 8, Charles III will finally be able to be crowned. The ceremony will take place on May 6 in the magnificent Westminster Abbey in London. The sovereign, who already heads the United Kingdom, intends to turn his power into ecology.
Source: Le Figaro
