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Prince Harry launches dedications to The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy during official visit to the Caribbean
By The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC)
Nov 23, 2016 - 4:32:11 PM
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His Royal Highness
Prince Harry today unveiled St Kitts and Nevis’ dedication to The
Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC), the Central Forest Reserve National
Park (CFRNP).
Accompanied by the Governor Genera,His Excellency Sir Tapley
Seaton, Prince Harry visited the Brimstone Hill Fortress, a UNESCO World
Heritage Site in the shadow of Mount Liamugia.
After watching a performance of traditional dances, Caribbean
songs and local poetry recitals, Prince Harry unveiled a plaque, to
formally acknowledge the CFRNP dedication, on behalf of Her Majesty The
Queen. The CFRNP is the last remaining area of tropical forest on the
island of St Kitts, and makes up about 25% of St Kitts’ total land area.
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Speaking at the event, His Royal Highness said: “Your contribution
is incredibly generous. Not only will it encourage more visitors to
this beautiful place, but will also give people around the Commonwealth
the opportunity to learn about your forests and the ways you protect
them. The forests we see behind us are truly amazing, thank you so much
for contributing them to this project in the year of The Queen’s 90th
birthday, and wow what a present.”
Prince Harry yesterday unveiled the first of four recent Caribbean
dedications to the QCC in Antigua and Barbuda, the Victoria Park
Botanical Gardens located in St John’s. After meeting with people behind
the scheme to grow 90,000 trees for planting across the island, The
Prince planted a tree and unveiled a commemorative plaque to mark the
dedication of the Gardens to the QCC.
His Royal Highness will unveil two further dedications in St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines later this week.
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