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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Charles and Camilla tour Chelsea Flower Show with Sir David Beckham

  • King Charles and Queen Camilla have visited the Chelsea Flower Show in London.
  • A key stop for the royal couple was The King’s Foundation Curious Garden, a collaborative exhibit designed to inspire public interest in gardening, featuring Charles, Sir David Beckham, and TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh.
  • Sir David Beckham wore the white bloom of his newly launched English shrub rose, a special commission from his daughter Harper to mark his recent 50th birthday.
  • King Charles also met Dame Judi Dench, with whom he discussed the “extraordinary” Gaia sculpture in the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s garden, and interacted with Zinc, a cocker spaniel trained to detect plant diseases.
  • This year's show, which also saw gnomes painted for a charity auction, was also toured by other royals including the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.

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