Coming up roses

Her Majesty has rarely missed the

RHS Chelsea Flower Show. For 2020’s virtual flower show, due to COVID, she recorded a message, saying, ‘I am sure that my grandmother, Queen Mary, who first attended the Chelsea Flower Show in 1916, would be delighted that many people today have an enthusiasm for horticulture.’ Her own favourite is said to be lily of the valley, which she had in her coronation bouquet.