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  • Prince helped to create the garden for his African charity, Sentebale, which was set up in memory of the late Princess Diana
  • The garden will feature his mother’s favourite hearts and crown motif
  • It will also include the ‘William’ plant, in tribute to his brother

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Amanda Williams


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12:24 EST, 13 January 2013


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12:26 EST, 13 January 2013

Prince Harry has helped design a garden for this summer’s Chelsea Flower Show which pays a poignant tribute to his mother. 

The 28-year-old Prince helped to create the garden for his African charity, Sentebale, which was set up in memory of the late Princess Diana.

Sentebale means ‘forget me not’ in Sesotho – the language spoken in Lesotho, where the charity works with victims of extreme poverty and AIDS/HIV victims.

Prince Harry has helped design a garden for this summer's Chelsea flower show which pays a poignant tribute to his mother, Princess Diana

Prince Harry has helped design a garden for this summer’s Chelsea flower show which pays a poignant tribute to his mother, Princess Diana

The main focal point of the garden will be a hearts and crown terrace, based on a blanket design by the late mother of Prince Seeiso of Lesotho (left), who co- founded the charity with Harry (right)

The main focal point of the garden will be a hearts and crown terrace, based on a blanket design by the late mother of Prince Seeiso of Lesotho (left), who co- founded the charity with Harry (centre)

It is believed the garden, which was co-designed by award winning landscape designer Jinny Blom, will feature Princess Diana’s favourite hearts and crown motif, on a stone worked terrace and the Trifolium repens ‘William’ plant, in tribute to his brother.

And at the Prince’s special request the garden will also feature forget-me-nots.

Ms Blom said Harry had been emailing his feedback to her from Camp Bastion, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, where he is serving as an Apache helicopter co-pilot.

She told the Sunday Times: ‘He really likes it. He is very keen. He created this charity himself and he got it off the ground, so I really want to do him proud.’

The main focal point of the garden will be a hearts and crown terrace, based on a blanket design by the late mother of Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, who co- founded the charity with Harry, and which was ‘loved’ by the late Princess Diana.

The garden was co-designed by award winning landscape designer Jinny Blom, and will feature Princess Diana's favourite hearts and crown motif, on a stone worked terrace and the Trifolium repens 'William' plant, in tribute to his brother

The garden was co-designed by award winning landscape designer Jinny Blom, and will feature Princess Diana’s favourite hearts and crown motif and the Trifolium repens ‘William’ plant, in tribute to his brother

The garden is being paid for with sponsorship from B Q the home improvements company.

Lesotho is known as the Forgotten Kingdom.

The charity said the overall design of the garden is inspired by traditional features of Lesotho, such as the repetitive circular motif found in the landscape, buildings, hats and blankets made locally.

Sentebale means 'forget me not' in Sesotho - the language spoken in Lesotho, where the charity works

Sentebale means ‘forget me not’ in Sesotho – the language spoken in Lesotho, where the charity works

Ms Blom was awarded a gold medal for her Laurent-Perrier garden at the 2007 Chelsea flower show said: ‘Lesotho has a fascinating landscape and culture that confounds one’s expectations of what makes a country ‘African’.

‘Lesotho’s climate is akin to that of Wales with which it is twinned, cool and damp, hence the need for wearing thick blankets.

‘The garden at Chelsea Flower Show is a contemporary evocation of the mountains, round houses and wonderfully unusual blanket designs that are the national costume. 

‘I am hoping to express not only the beauty and rich culture yet also the inaccessibility and fragility of the country.

‘Some of the native flora, such as Nemesia and Silene fimbriata, will be known to British gardeners.’

Harry’s work through the charity echoes that of his mother who passionately campaigned for Aids victims.

The prince set up the charity in 2006 and it now brings in more than £2m a year.

There are plans to expand it to five countries and quadruple its income. 

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Lovely gesture. I’m sure Diana would be very proud.

faye
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belfast,
13/1/2013 22:00

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Sorry, but isnt Harry away, on his Military comitments?..

sapphy63
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saltaire,
13/1/2013 21:33

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I hope Harry donates generously to the charity and does just expect the donations of the poor to keep it going.

Teen Spirit
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The Blue Planet,
13/1/2013 21:30

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This chap is the future of the monarchy. A very worthy charity indeed.

Fiona Williams
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Dundee, Tayside,
13/1/2013 21:23

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Harry is a beautiful soul, really. It’s so touching how he loves his brother and remembers his mother. I hope he finds a sweet woman to marry. I think marriage and family will be so good for him.

Livi
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Florida, United States,
13/1/2013 21:22

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Wow! What a guy

Aidanblue
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Liverpool,
13/1/2013 20:59

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He has lovely rosy cheeks.

Alicia
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Argyll, Scotland,
13/1/2013 20:48

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Wow, Harry congratulations

Teen Spirit
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The Blue Planet,
13/1/2013 20:32

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Good to see he has so much time on his hands…

Dutch Ovens
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Still stuck here…,
13/1/2013 20:26

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Oh utterly wonderfully……….I hope its full of the sky blue colour Diana managed to carry off so well.

Suzanna
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13/1/2013 20:18

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