Osborne House: Tree at Queen Victoria's retreat falls in high winds

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A histrion astatine Queen Victoria's seaside retreat has fallen down successful atrocious weather.

One of the cedars of Lebanon, successful the grounds of Osborne House, East Cowes, connected the Isle of Wight, came down successful precocious winds connected Friday, English Heritage said.

It added the histrion was acceptable to beryllium felled owed to its atrocious wellness but "nature bushed america there".

The cedar was planted successful the 1770s by Robert Pope Blanchford - Osborne's proprietor earlier the Queen and Prince Albert.

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Before the fall, the Lebanese Cedar had been connected a "noticeable lean" aft a erstwhile storm

The histrion was retrained by Prince Albert, erstwhile helium made improvements to the gardens but had been connected a "noticeable lean" since a tempest successful either 1987 oregon 1990, according to the organisation.

There are different Lebanese Cedars inactive astatine Osborne, and English Heritage said it would works different connected the aforesaid spot arsenic the 1 that had fallen arsenic a replacement.

Queen Victoria's girl Princess Beatrice buried her canine Bleny successful 1893 astatine the basal of the tree.

The memorial headstone has been disturbed by the tree's autumn but volition beryllium reinstated adjacent to the recently planted tree.

Queen Victoria died astatine Osborne successful 1901. The property was fixed to the federation by King Edward VII connected his Coronation Day the pursuing year.

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