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King Charles coronation flowers decor to include a tribute to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip
No single-use plastics or floral foam will be used in the arrangements, which will be designed using "sustainable techniques"
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Elaborate floral decoration arrangements have been made for King Charles coronation ceremony. Flowers from the Farm, the nonprofit organization will supply the botanical décor that will decorate Westminster Abbey on Saturday that will also pay tribute to King Charles late parents Queen Elizabeth and King Phillips.
“Boughs cut from flowering shrubs and trees from the five Royal Horticultural Society gardens across the British Isles will adorn the High Altar, including branches from the pair of Dawyck beech trees planted by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh at RHS Wisley in 1978,” the press release stated.
Also the “fresh Spring flowers that are symbolic of remembrance” will be displayed, “echoing the colourful British wildflower meadow seen on the hand-painted invitations to Their Majesties’ Coronation” at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier.
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The installations will also feature hellebores — a particular favourite of The King that also made appearance in “His Majesty’s buttonhole for Their Majesties’ wedding in 2005, honeysuckle, tulips, ranunculus, blossom, jasmine, and aquilegia, which is an ancient symbol of the Holy Spirit, with foliage of rosemary, birch, bay and hazel, and wild broom grown on the Isle of Skye”.
More than 120 varieties of flowers will be used in coronation decor
More than 120 types of flowers have been grown by over 80 members of Flowers from the Farm for the coronation decor. The flowers come “from the Isle of Skye to the coast of Cornwall, and from the mountains of Snowdonia to Tobermore in Northern Ireland … on farmland, allotments and cutting gardens” among all of the U.K.’s four kingdoms: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Later, in order to keep the day’s festivities alive following the king’s coronation, “the yews will be replanted in the new biodiverse topiary garden at Sandringham, which will be open to the public”.
Sustainability kept in mind for floral arrangements
No single-use plastics or floral foam will be used in the arrangements, which will be designed using “sustainable techniques” by Shane Connolly and Co. As per the press release, it will reflect King Charles “deep affection for the natural world and their shared passion for gardening, and showcase the best of the British countryside in the Spring, inspired by the richness of Westminster Abbey”.
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Also, following the Coronation, all the flowers and branches will be donated to Floral Angels, of which Queen Camilla is a patron. It is a charity run entirely by volunteers that repurposes flowers from events into bouquets and arrangements to share with care homes, hospices, shelters and other vulnerable members of the community”.
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