A cypress tree of the same variety as that planted by Queen Victoria is now a feature of English Heritage's Osborne estate, in Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee year.
As part of the Queen's Green Canopy initiative to mark the monarch's 70 years on the throne, the current Isle of Wight Lord Lieutenant, Susie Sheldon, and past Lord Lieutenants, Sir Martin White and Christopher Bland, braved the rain to plant a very special sapling.
Queen Victoria's original Nootka cypress is believed to have fallen victim to the storm of 1987, but others remain in the grounds.
Susie Sheldon told the Isle of Wight County Press said: "It is a lovely way to mark the Queen's anniversary on the throne and I am so pleased that my predecessors could join me here today."
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Above: Lord Lieutenant Susie Sheldon and garden design winner Ben Page. Below: Lord Lieutenant Susie Sheldon and her predecessors Christopher Bland and Major General Sir Martin White.
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Meanwhile, children from Queensgate Foundation Primary's Year 6 took part in a competition to design a flowerbed to commemorate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
A group of students from the East Cowes school were on hand for the ceremony, accompanied by school dog, Benji.
While Summer McGrath, Rebecca Barber and Chloe Lewin were handed certificates, Ben Page was the overall winner and his design will now be planted up by the gardeners.
His vision included the numbers 1952, 2022 and 70, as well as a Union flag motif.
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