A Royal Evening For Supporters And Friends Of The British Memorial Garden Trust UK LTD

L to R: Katherine Astor, Co-Chairman of British Memorial Garden Trust UK Ltd Camilla G. Hellman, President of British Memorial Garden Trust Inc (USA) Lady Levene Lord Levene, Chairman of Lloyd's of London and the World Trade Center Disaster Fund David Tredinnick MP, Co-Chairman of British Memorial Garden Trust UK Ltd

On Thursday 8th July, 80 friends and supporters of the British Memorial Garden Trust UK Ltd enjoyed a private view of the exhibition, George III and Queen Charlotte, Patronage, Collecting & Court Taste at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace by special permission of Her Majesty The Queen. Guests included Lord Levene, Chairman of Lloyd's of London and Lady Levene, former MP Dudley Fishburn and the Chargé d'Affaires at the American Embassy, David Johnson.

The event was hosted by the Co-Chairmen of British Memorial Garden Trust UK Ltd David Tredinnick MP and Katherine Astor, and comprised an excellent talk and slide show by the Exhibition Curator, and a tour of the 500 Georgian objects in the Gallery including portraits, sculpture, furniture, silver and gold, jewellery and clocks. The private view was followed by a champagne reception at the nearby Rubens Hotel.

David Tredinnick gave an update on the British charity's progress and urged those present to come forward with contacts and potential sponsors who might be interested in supporting the project. Camilla Hellman, President of the British Memorial Garden Trust Inc, gave an overview of developments in New York revealing that preparatory work on the Garden has begun and that the sculptor Simon Verity will start to carve the stone in the Autumn.

For information on opportunities to become a sponsor of the garden, or to make donations either visit the web site, www.britishmemorialgarden.org.uk or telephone 01732 810543 .

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