Princess Anne will open The Queen Elizabeth II Garden in London on April 21, the late Queen's 100th birthday, according to the Daily Mail. The garden, a two-acre space transformed from a disused plant nursery, cost an estimated £5 million and was funded by The Royal Parks charity. It is one of three projects honouring Elizabeth II's legacy unveiled on her birthday, alongside a national memorial in St James's Park and a digital memorial, the Daily Mail reported.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit the British Museum to see the final model of the Elizabeth II memorial and host a reception at Buckingham Palace on April 27, according to the Daily Mail. King Charles will become Royal Patron of the Queen Elizabeth Trust, the Daily Mail reported. The trust is one of the three memorial projects.
The Queen Elizabeth Trust will offer grants for UK communities to develop and regenerate shared spaces, according to the Daily Mail. It is supported by a one-off endowment of £40 million in public funding. The trust is inspired by the Queen's belief that 'everyone is our neighbour', the Daily Mail reported.
Princess Anne shared the last 24 hours of her mother's life before the Queen's death, according to the Daily Mail. She also accompanied the Queen's coffin back to London. According to the Daily Mail, Sir Timothy Laurence described the similarities between Princess Anne and the Queen, noting a common theme of humour and fun. The exact location of the Queen Elizabeth II Garden in London has not been disclosed, and the specific projects the trust will fund initially remain unclear. The nature of the digital memorial and the completion date for the national memorial in St James's Park have also not been announced. The £40 million endowment's distribution over time is yet to be detailed.