A deadline has been set for deciding whether Queen Camilla’s tree should be cut down in her garden at Reymill House, GB News can reveal.
Last week, the People’s Channel confirmed that Lacock Parish Council has “no objection” to the Queen’s plans for cutting down a cypress tree at her private Wiltshire residence.
In a statement, Theo Edge, the Parish Clerk at Lacock Parish Council, said: “Lacock Parish Council considered PL/2026/00692 for proposed tree works at Reymill House, Reybridge, Lacock at its February meeting.
“A representation of no objection was resolved and submitted to Wiltshire Council’s planning team to inform their decision on the matter.”
GB News can now confirm that Wiltshire Council has received a Section 211 Notice regarding proposed tree works.
A Section 211 Notice is a mandatory six-week notification sent to a local council before pruning or felling trees within a designated conservation area that are not already protected by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO).
It allows the authority to evaluate the work’s impact and potentially issue a TPO.
Wiltshire Council has until March 11, 2026 to decide whether to go ahead and approve Queen Camilla’s plans, or issue a TPO to protect the tree.
Queen Camilla | Source: GETTY
Over the weekend, it was reported that Queen Camilla has quietly offloaded Reymill House in Wiltshire.
King Charles’s wife is thought to have signed the ownership over to her family members, having had the residence since the mid-1990s.
First reported by The Mail, the property, which was purchased by Camilla in 1996 for £850,000 following her divorce from Andrew Parker Bowles, has been transferred.
Land Registry documents indicate that the newly registered owners are her son-in-law, Harry Lopes, and financier Jake Irwin.
Ray Mill House | Source: PA
They are said to represent Camilla’s daughter, Laura Lopes, and her son, Tom Parker Bowles.
GB News has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.
Reymill House has served as the Queen’s treasured haven away from public attention since she purchased it, and she has kept the property even after her marriage to King Charles.
Those close to her say the estate allows her to relax and be herself truly.
Ray Mill House | Source: PA
The Italianate-style house, constructed around 1860, features 12 acres of gardens and orchards alongside a private walled swimming pool that her grandchildren are said to particularly enjoy.
Should Camilla outlive the King, sources suggest that she would likely make Reymill her permanent home rather than residing in a royal Palace.
The Wiltshire retreat is where Camilla withdrew following the state funeral and mourning period after Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022.
She continues to spend as much time there as possible when her duties do not require her presence at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire or Clarence House in London, the official residences she shares with the King.
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