Hundreds of guests are set to descend on Donington for the reburial of the 19th Century explorer.
Capt Matthew Flinders led the first circumnavigation of Australia, and is credited with naming the continent
About 400 people, including dignitaries from Australia and Mauritius, are expected to attend the ceremony. "Something that I think the village has never seen before and probably will never see again, to see a spectacle of this size.A model of Capt Flinders's ship, HMS Investigator, has been donated to St Mary and the Holy Rood Church in Donington
Speaking about the tree, Eleanor Stevenson, a volunteer involved in planning the reburial ceremony, said: "We're ever so lucky to have this in the UK.The tree is so rare Kew Gardens has asked the team at the church to collect mature pine cones for propagation.
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