The Queen has attended Chelsea Flower Show 2022, arriving at the event held on the grounds at Royal Hospital Chelsea at 5.35pm. She was taken on a tour of 10 gardens in a buggy, with Buckingham Palace confirming that 'adjustments have been made for the Queen's comfort'.
The world-famous gardening event, this year sponsored by The Newt in Somerset, returns with its usual spring show for the first time since the pandemic, opening to the public from 24th-28th May 2022.
The 96-year-old monarch, who is Patron of the Royal Horticultural Society, has been experiencing mobility issues and skipped several official engagements as of late, including the State Opening of Parliament, but recently attended the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
Arriving at Chelsea, the Queen was taken The Queen has been a regular visitor to the garden show with her parents as a child, and has attended more than 50 times during her 70-year reign.
The Queen and other members of the Royal Family usually tour the gardens and floral displays on Press Day before the show officially opens. Taking place on Monday 23rd May this year, it's a day reserved for celebrities, other VIPs and members of the media. For the 2022 show, other royals expected to attend include Prince Edward, Sophie Wessex, Princess Beatrice, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and Princess Alexandra.
With the Queen's Platinum Jubilee this year, it is a particularly special occasion. The RHS will honour the Queen with tributes featuring several decorative floral and plant displays to reflect her long-standing support for the charity, as well as her love of flowers and gardens.
Her Majesty became Royal Patron of the RHS in 1952 following the death of her father, carrying on the dynastic association with the RHS which had begun in Victorian times. She performed the role alongside HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, who was Patron of the RHS for 65 years until her death in 2002.
Take a look at Queen Elizabeth II's history at RHS Chelsea and past exhibits in her honour...