Prince Edward champions peace in quiet trip after Royal Ascot

Buckingham Palace is finally sharing the details from Prince Edward’s quiet yet historic visit to Belgium last week.

On Monday, June 24, the official Royal Family Instagram page shared a rundown of the mission carried out by the Duke of Edinburgh, who travelled to the country to meet students participating in the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award.

During the trip, King Charles’s youngest brother also paid a visit to the famed Waterloo Battlefield, where he toured the ongoing restoration of the Hougoumont Gardens.

“The revival will reinstate the site’s orchard, vegetable plots and the French formal garden,” the Palace explained.

The Duke laid wreaths at both the British and French monuments in a tribute to those who lost their lives during the pivotal 1815 battle.

Edward’s visit also included a quietly powerful moment: planting “Tree of Peace” seeds, which come from a tree that survived the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.

The Palace added that the Duke also stopped by the Waterloo Museum as part of his commemorative visit.

Edward’s trip came just a day after he attended the Royal Ascot with Duchess Sophie as the duo celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary.