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 .
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 - © RHS Lindley Collection 1926-1927: King George V and Queen Mary pay a visit to the annual spring flower show at Chelsea, London, - © (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images) 1927: The Princess Royal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show - © RHS Lindley Collection 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) 1935: King George and Queen Mary at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show - © RHS Lindley Collection 1939: The Duchess of Gloucester at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. - © RHS Lindley Collection 1939: The Duke of Kent at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. - © RHS Lindley Collection 1939: Royal party at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. - © RHS Lindley Collection 1947: Queen Mary at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. - © RHS Lindley Collection 1947: WVS volunteer with Princess Marina at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. - © RHS Lindley Collection 1947: Royal party by formal pond at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. - © RHS Lindley Collection
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 - © (Photo by PNA Rota/Getty Images) 1950: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth talking to the architect of a miniature waterfall built in one of the display gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show - © (Photo by PNA Rota/Getty Images) May 1951: The Queen and King George VI admiring Harry Mallory type roses at the Chelsea Flower Show in the grounds of the Royal Hospital. Princess Margaret stands behind them. - © Hulton Archive/Getty Images 1952: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip (far right) admiring the rock garden at the Chelsea Flower Show. The garden was designed by Winkfield Manor Nurseries of Ascot. - © (Photo by George W. Hales/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 1960: Queen Elizabeth II on a tour of the Chelsea Flower Show. - © (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 1975: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip viewing the carpet bedding of the Royal Coat of Arms, during a tour of the Chelsea Flower Show - © (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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 - © (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) 1984: Princess Diana at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, May 1984. - © (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images) 1988: Princess Anne. The Princess Royal at the Chelsea Flower Show - © (Photo by Ken Lennox/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) 2012: Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea - © (Photo by Lefteris Pitarakis - WPA Pool /Getty Images) 2015: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Harry attend at the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea. - © (Photo by Julian Simmonds - WPA Pool / Getty Images) 2015: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Price Harry attend the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea - © (Photo by Julian Simmonds - WPA Pool / Getty Images) 2015: Prince Harry chats to designer Matt Keightley as he visits the Sentebale 'Hope In Vunerability' Garden during the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea. - © (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Sentebale) 2015: Zara Phillips visits the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea - © (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) 2015: Prince Charles, Prince Of Wales, Price Harry and Camilla, Duchess Of Cornwall attend the annual Chelsea Flower show at Royal Hospital Chelsea - © (Photo by Julian Simmonds - WPA Pool / Getty Images) 2009: Queen Elizabeth II presents Prince Charles, Prince of Wales with the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honour during a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show in 2009 in London. - © (Photo by Sang Tan/WPA Pool/Getty Images) The Queen And Prince Philip Visiting The Chelsea Flower Show In London - © (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images) 2016: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attend Chelsea Flower Show press day at Royal Hospital Chelsea, - © (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) 2019: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits her garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show - © (Photo by Yui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images) 2019: Queen Elizabeth and William, the Duke of Cambridge are given a tour by Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, of her RHS Back to Nature Garden, which she designed with landscape architects Andree Davies and Adam White of Davies White Landscape Architects at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show - © . .RHS / Luke MacGregor 2018: Queen Elizabeth speaks with Ian Limmer on the Peter Beales Roases exhibition as she attends the RHS Chelsea Flower Show - © RHS / Luke MacGregor 2018: Sophie the Countess of Wessex is escorted by RHS Council member Chris Blundel , left, and RHS Director of Technology and Editorial Matt Rooke in the RHS Feel Good Garden - © RHS/Suzanne Plunkett
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 - © Suzanne Plunkett/RHS
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, speaks with garden designer Tom Massey at Chelsea Flower Show 2021 - © RHS / Luke MacGregor Sophie, Countess of Wessex, views gardens during a royal visit to RHS Chelsea Flower Show - © RHS / Luke MacGregor Prince Edward (L) speaks with presenters of The BBC One Show Ronan Keating (2L) and Alex Jones (R) during a royal visit to RHS Chelsea Flower Show - © RHS / Luke MacGregor Prince Michael of Kent and Princess Michael of Kent arrive for a private view of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 - © Suzanne Plunkett/RHS Anne, Princess Royal talks with designer David Dodd on RHS Queen's Green Canopy Garden designed by Dodd during press day at RHS Chelsea Flower Show - © Suzanne Plunkett/RHS Anne, Princess Royal visits the Great Pavilion during a private view of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show - © Suzanne Plunkett/RHS
In 2022
Britain's Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex chat with garden designer Jason Williams at the Cirrus Garden during a visit to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 - © RHS/Suzanne Plunkett
Britain's Queen Elizabeth tours the gardens in a buggy with RHS president Keith Weed during a royal visit to RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 - © RHS/Suzanne Plunkett
Britain's Princess Beatrice visits The Mind Garden designed by Andy Sturgeon during a visit to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 - © RHS/Suzanne Plunkett
Britain's Prince Edward and Sophie the Countess of Wessex talk with Philip Harkness at the Harkness Roses exhibition stand during a visit to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. - © RHS/Suzanne Plunkett
In 2023
A newly crowned King Charles III presents The Elizabeth Medal of Honour at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2023 - © Oliver Dixon/RHS
King Charles III and Queen Camilla at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023 - © Oliver Dixon
King Charles presents the Elizabeth Medal of Honour at Cheslea Flower Show 2023 - © RHS/Oliver Dixon