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Laurel wreath for Henry Wood

Rather desiccated laurel, Prunus laurocerasus, wreath hung on memorial to Sir Henry Wood (1869-1944), founder of the London Proms, formally known as the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, in Holy Sepulchre church, also known as St Sepulchre-without-Newgate – the National Musicians’ Church – City of London.

Photographed 17 January 2025; is this the wreath which is placed on the bust of Sir Henry at the Royal Albert Hall, on the last night of the Proms?

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