Royal wedding gift
Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today that the wedding gift from New Zealand for Prince Charles and Mrs Parker
Bowles will be a selection of New Zealand plants and trees for Prince Charles’ southern hemisphere garden at Highgrove
House in Gloucestershire.
Prince Charles and Mrs Parker Bowles will marry on 8 April.
The Prime Minister also said that Governor-General Dame Silvia Cartwright and Mr Peter Cartwright had accepted an
invitation from the Queen to attend the service of prayer and dedication on 8 April at Windsor Castle.
Helen Clark said Prince Charles’ advocacy for the natural environment and love of gardening were well known.
“The New Zealand High Commission in London is working with a UK-based nursery on identifying an appropriate selection of
plants.
“A number of New Zealand species grow well in the United Kingdom. The success of the New Zealand garden at the Chelsea
Flower Show last year highlighted for many visitors the uniqueness and extraordinary variety of our trees and plants.
“New Zealand officials have been advised by Clarence House, on behalf of Prince Charles, that such a gift would be very
well received,” Helen Clark said.