Princess Anne Launches WW1 Wood Memorial Plans (Video)

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The Princess Royal has helped launch plans for a new wood to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War One.

The memorial will occupy 53 acres in the Faughan Valley in County Londonderry.

More: BBC News - Princess Anne launches WW1 wood memorial plans

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In Pictures: Princess Anne Hails Great War Tree Project

A soon-to-be-planted public wood honouring World War One soldiers from the island of Ireland was given a Royal seal of approval by Princess Anne yesterday.

The Princess Royal jetted into Londonderry during the afternoon, and headed straight to a now-empty site at the Glenshane Road, south-east of the city.

The 53-acre tract has been bought by the Woodland Trust and, come November, it will begin being planted with some 40,000 trees as part of a centenary commemoration for the 1914–18 war.

Princess Anne was met by an array of dignitaries and VIPs, including East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell as well as potential donors to the project.

More: In pictures: Princess Anne hails Great War tree project - Belfast Newsletter

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