Waterloo Elm Waterloo Elm The Waterloo Elm was located just south west of the intersection of the sunken land and the Genappe–Brussels main road. It was the Duke of Wellington's command post for much of the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815). The tree was killed by souvenir hunters after the battle. It was felled in 1818 and made into furniture, including a chair, made by Thomas Chippendale, the younger, that was presented to George IV and remains in the British Royal Collection. One of the souvenir hunters was Sir Walter Scott. In 1824 for a commission by Scott, Joseph Angell, a
Waterloo ceremony Waterloo ceremony The Waterloo Ceremony is an annual event in which the Duke of Wellington pays a symbolic rent for his residence to the reigning Monarch. The ceremony takes place at Windsor Castle each year on the 18th of June. Stratfield Saye House in Hampshire was bought by the people of the UK for the first Duke of Wellington; a gift for winning the Battle of Waterloo. Every year, the current Duke of Wellington pays the symbolic rent to the reigning Monarch in the form of a flag. A silk French tricolour, with gold embroidery, and imprinted with the year