A special tree

I took a lovely shot of dwarf daffodils peeping through very pretty pink heather in the garden of a house for sale in the village.  I decided on this tree though so that I could share the story.  As you will observe, it has seen better days but the owner refuses to have the dead trunk removed. Reason?  She received a letter dated 3rd July 1981 saying:
Dear Mr and Mrs .....
You will probably have gathered from the press that the Mulberry leaves you kindly let us pick last year were put to a very special purpose in providing the silk which we made for Lady Diana Spencer as a wedding present for her dress.We feel particularly ;proud that the Mulberry leaves came from right across Dorset and Somerset which has added a special touch to the gift which we hope you too will feel you had a hand in.
Nice story eh?
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