His Majesty launches The King’s Foundation’s 35th anniversary with a time capsule to be buried at Dumfries House

The King, Royal Founding President of The King’s Foundation, launched the charity’s 35th anniversary celebrations today at Dumfries House, the headquarters of His Majesty’s Foundation.

The King’s Foundation has, over the past 35 years, enriched the lives of hundreds of thousands of people through community regeneration projects and education programmes in traditional skills, as well as advocating for living in harmony with nature.

The King launched a time capsule to mark The King’s Foundation at 35, a project which will run throughout the year. The time capsule will eventually be buried on the Dumfries House estate and opened in one hundred years’ time. His Majesty placed the first item, his secateurs that he uses for gardening on the estate, into the specially-created box before hearing from other guests gathered about their own contributions. His Majesty also penned a special letter to rest in the time capsule.

The time capsule was designed and made in oak at the Snowdon School of Furniture, part of The King’s Foundation at Highgrove, by King’s Foundation alumni Aiden Lawley.

The design of the time capsule has been left intentionally plain to both celebrate the British timber used and to give space for other students and alumni to add decorative elements throughout the year. The box in itself will therefore become a tribute to The Kings Foundation’s work to protect and promote traditional heritage skills. The time capsule is made from British oak from Woburn, Bedfordshire, milled and supplied by Whitney Sawmill, a mill owned and run by Woodland Heritage, of which His Majesty The King is Patron.

Throughout its 35th year, The King’s Foundation will collect items for the time capsule which individuals and groups feel represent the achievements and legacy of The King’s Foundation. The time capsule will not be opened until 2125.