Overview

• Kate, the museum’s patron, and William will meet children taking part in learning programmes in the London gardens.
• They will be briefed on how sensor networks and environmental DNA are used to inform the museum’s urban biodiversity research.
• The couple plan to join Lewisham pupils for a pond-dipping session and meet Manchester students involved in the National Education Nature Park.
• More than 7,500 schools, colleges and nurseries have participated in the museum-led programme run with the Royal Horticultural Society and commissioned by the Department for Education.
• Renovations at Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park are under way and are reported to be funded by the couple, with the move expected later this year.