By Joshua Robinson –

On 28th June, Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice paid a surprise visit to Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice in Huddersfield to unveil a plaque commemorating the gift of a tree to the charity, given by the late Queen on her Platinum Jubilee.

The Princess, the charity’s patron, also met with a group of mums and their rainbow babies supported by Forget Me Not and spent time with hospice care team members.

A Real Honour

Luen Thompson, Forget Me Not’s chief executive, said: “It was a real honour to be able to welcome our patron to the hospice to unveil a plaque on our very special tree.”

“We also showed her the keepsake that hangs there in memory of The Queen, on which is inscribed her words: ‘Grief is the price you pay for love.’ The Princess was clearly very touched by this and said how much it meant to her and how her Granny would have been so proud of what we’ve done with our gift to us.”

After her visit, The Princess attended a lunch at The Three Acres restaurant with some of Forget Me Not’s significant donors and the former mayor of Kirklees, Cllr Masood Ahmed.

In her speech, The Princess reflected on what she had learned during her visit and how Forget Me Not is an extraordinary and welcoming place.

Forget Me Not was one of just 12 charities in West Yorkshire nominated by the Lord Lieutenant to receive one of the 350 British native trees from the spectacular Tree of Trees sculpture created for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

HRH Princess Beatrice and the Forget Me Not Team

Aout Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice

Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice supports babies and children with life-shortening conditions and their families across West Yorkshire.

The charity offers a wide range of services for pregnancy, including nursing care, hydrotherapy, creative therapy, days out, memory making, end-of-life care, bereavement support and counselling, and much more, all available to the whole family.

Only obtaining a fraction of the funds it needs from the government, the charity must raise over £5.5m in charitable donations each year to ensure it can give the children and families the support they need.

To donate to Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, please click here.

To learn more about Forget Me Not, please visit: https://www.forgetmenotchild.co.uk/