2018: Queen Elizabeth speaks with Ian Limmer on the Peter Beales Roases exhibition as she attends the RHS Chelsea Flower Show — © RHS / Luke MacGregor

Royalty at Chelsea Flower Show through the years

From its inception in 1913, Chelsea Flower Show has always attracted royalty including a selection who have even helped to create gardens for the show. Below are a series of photographs offering a snapshot of the royals at the Chelsea Flower Show.

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A model poses in a floral headress of peonys by Kate Halfpenny on the Primrose Hall exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower show in London Monday May 22, 2017..RHS / Luke MacGregor — RHS / Luke MacGregor

1913-1947

1913: Photograph of Queen Alexandra at the opening of the Chelsea Show from the article titled 'Review of the Spring Show at Chelsea' in The Garden

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1930s: King George V and Queen Mary at the Chelsea Flower Show, — 1930s: King George V and Queen Mary at the Chelsea Flower Show, © (Daily Express Publication, London, 1936). (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

1949-1979

1949: Queen Elizabeth and King George VI talking to a contestant at the Chelsea Flower Show

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1947: Royal party by formal pond at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. — 1947: Royal party by formal pond at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. © RHS Lindley Collection

1971 to 2019

May 1971: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother during a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show

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2019: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits her garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show — 2019: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits her garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show © (Photo by Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

In 2020

Of course, 2020 was the year of Virtual Chelsea! But the Queen was there in spirit.

In 2021

Anne, Princess Royal visits the Great Pavilion during a private view of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Anne, Princess Royal visits the Great Pavilion during a private view of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Suzanne Plunkett/RHS

Sophie, Countess of Wessex, speaks with garden designer Tom Massey at Chelsea Flower Show 2021

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RHS Chelsea Flower Show takes place 24-28 May 2022