On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, the official Instagram accounts of Westminster Abbey and the Queen’s Green Canopy revealed that the day before the concert, the princess planted a wild cherry tree in Dean’s Yard outside of the building to honor Queen Elizabeth II. Both entities share photos of Kate shoveling dirt around the new plant, which replaced a rotting horse chestnut tree. Beside the tree, a plaque reads, “This wild cherry tree, a gift from the Duchy of Cornwall, was dedicated in memory to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales on 14th December 2022.”
Westminster Abbey and the Queen’s Green Canopy revealed on Tuesday that the Princess of Wales planted a wild cherry tree in Dean’s Yard at Westminster Abbey to mark the memory of Queen Elizabeth ahead of the holiday service. In photos from the ceremony, Kate is seen using a shovel to place dirt around the tree. It forms part of the Queen’s Green Canopy, an initiative to celebrate the monarch’s Platinum Jubilee that saw over one million trees planted across the nation in her honor.
A plaque beside the tree reads: “This wild cherry tree, a gift from the Duchy of Cornwall, was dedicated in memory of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales on 14th December 2022.”
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