A remembrance garden filled with over 30,000 illuminated white roses will light up Grosvenor Square in Mayfair to raise vital funds for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.
The Ever After Garden will return on Thursday 14 November 2024 and will be open every day, 3-9pm, until Wednesday 18 December 2024.
Each year, this tranquil haven is a space to pause and reflect over the festive period. Visitors are invited to dedicate a rose in memory of a loved one, whilst making a donation to The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, which supports the work of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, a world-leading cancer centre.
Thanks to everyone who has dedicated a rose over the last five years, the Ever After Garden has raised over £870,000, enabling The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity to fund groundbreaking research which makes a difference to cancer patients across the UK and around the world.
The garden was inspired by the late production designer Michael Howells, whose work included the film Ever After, after which the garden is named. After the loss of their friend, designer and Trustee of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity Anya Hindmarch and fashion writer Camilla Morton wanted to find an inspiring way to remember those we have lost. Together, they created the Ever After Garden, which first lit up Grosvenor Square in 2019.
Anya Hindmarch, designer and Trustee of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and Co-Founder of the Ever After Garden, said: “The Ever After Garden holds a special place in the hearts of so many people. This beautiful space offers a sense of hope, bringing us together to remember treasured loved ones in a very powerful way.
“I’m also immensely proud of the difference the garden makes to people with cancer and their families. The money raised for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity funds life-saving research, which is not only transformative for patients at The Royal Marsden, but enables breakthroughs in the way we treat cancer which have a meaningful impact far beyond its doors.”
Antonia Dalmahoy, Managing Director of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, said: “The Ever After Garden is a beautiful way of remembering those who are most important to us, and the stories which are shared with each rose dedication make visiting the garden an incredibly moving experience.
“Every dedication in the Ever After Garden raises vital funds for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, which helps to fund groundbreaking research at The Royal Marsden. From clinical trials to the development of new drugs, this work goes on to benefit people with cancer around the world.
“There has been significant progress in cancer diagnosis and treatment, but there is still so much more to be done, and money raised by the Ever After Garden helps to drive this work forward to benefit cancer patients everywhere.
“We are immensely grateful to Anya Hindmarch and Camilla Morton, whose hard work make the Ever After Garden possible each year, and our special thanks to Brookfield for their generous support of the 2024 garden.”
