Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles at Balmoral.Photo: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Between royal tours or at home during official visits,Queen ElizabethandPrince Charleshave planted hundreds of trees.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles plant the tree.PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
The planting came as schools, community groups, families and individuals were starting or planning their own tree-planting projects across the country. The planting season takes place from October to March, a time in which they are most likely to thrive and flourish.
A photograph of the tree-planting moment will be added to the QGC’s interactive map, which will create adigital record of the green canopyof tree planting projects across the country.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles and local schoolchildren.PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
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Talking on the day, the Oscar winner marveled at the Queen’s record-breaking reign, noting “how fantastic that she is going to have been on the throne for 70 years — that’s never ever happened.”
The Queen and Charles had already started the campaign when they planted a Verdun Oak in the grounds of Windsor Great Park earlier this year.
source: people.com
