King all smiles as he meets David Beckham at Chelsea Flower Show
King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the Chelsea Flower Show, where they met celebrities including David Beckham. The event featured a unique display of garden gnomes, which were allowed for the second time this year. Various show gardens showcased creativity and sustainability, with notable installations from the Campaign to Protect Rural England and the Eden Project.
- ▪King Charles and Queen Camilla attended the Chelsea Flower Show.
- ▪The Royal Horticultural Society lifted a ban on garden gnomes for the second time this year.
- ▪The show featured creative gardens, including a sustainable garden from the Eden Project.
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King all smiles as he meets David Beckham at Chelsea Flower Show10 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSean CoughlanRoyal correspondentPAKing Charles meets celebrities including Sir David Beckham at the flower showIt must be a strange job being King. One minute you're facing up to US President Donald Trump in the US Congress. The next you're being introduced to garden gnomes.King Charles and Queen Camilla were at this year's Chelsea Flower Show, a strange and beautiful place.For only the second time, a ban on gnomes has been lifted this year by the Royal Horticultural Society, an opportunity that seemed to have been grasped by gardeners with both tiny ceramic hands.The King was in a gnome from home, when he was shown a row of them in a cottage inspired by his own Highgrove house…
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