Britain's Prince George will receive a wildflower meadow in the Transylvanian hills among his christening presents.

"If we sent flowers they would wilt, so this is a symbolic gift," said Count Tibor Kalnoky, a friend of his grandfather Prince Charles.

"Wild flowers are fragile like newborn babies. This gift will protect this area and contribute to raising public awareness so that rare flowers can be protected," said Count Kalnoky, a conservationist who looks after the prince's property in Transylvania.

He was a guest at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Charles is enamored with the rural life in Romania and visits the country every year.

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