Pupils at a Powys primary school have planted Queen Elizabeth II's favourite tree in memory to honour her late Majesty.
Caersws Primary School said the children were "very excited" to plant an English oak as a special tribute to Britain's longest reigning monarch.
After planting the tree with help from pupil Ollie who dug and filled the hole inside the school grounds, children then sang God Save the Queen. The tree becomes part of the living legacy in honour of the Queen who died in September aged 96.
Caersws Primary School said: "We hope it will grow well and will be there for many years as a reminder."
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The school said pupils decided that they wanted to plant an oak as a reminder of the Queen's life and reign over 70 years - the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. They went to Derwen Garden Centre, Guilsfield near Welshpool to buy the where they were advised that the late Queen's favourite tree species was the English Oak.
The English Oak is a very common tree and it is so frequent in the UK that it has assumed the status of a national emblem.
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