Queen Elizabeth II looking at a display of roses on the Peter Beale roses display stand during her visit to 2018’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show
(Picture: PA)The Queen has expressed her hopes of attending the Chelsea Flower Show next week, Buckingham Palace has said.
Members of the royal family will be visiting the event at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London on Monday May 23 ahead of its official opening the next day.
The Earl and Countess of Wessex, Princess Beatrice, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and Princess Alexandra are confirmed to be attending.
Often Her Majesty visits the Chelsea Flower Show accompanied by members of the royal family for a private tour of the gardens.
She has attended more than 50 times during her 70-year reign.
The Queen has been the Royal Horticultural Society’s royal patron since 1952 and was a regular visitor to the show with her parents as a child.
This year a floral sculptural portrait of the Queen will be among the tributes to the monarch in celebration of her Platinum Jubilee.
She missed her traditional trip to The Chelsea Flower Show in 2021 for the first time since 2005.
It was the first time the show was held in September, rather than in springtime, because of the Covid pandemic.
At that time, the Queen was still staying at Balmoral as she does every year - 500 miles away from the flower show.
In the past seven months, the monarch has had to cancel a number of engagements because of her mobility issues.
In October 2021, she was seen using a walking stick at a major event for the first time when she attended a Westminster Abbey service.
She has continued to carry out light duties.
