King Charles has met up with David Beckham on his visit to Chelsea Flower Show today with the pair teasing a brand new project – just days after Prince Harry met up with David’s son Brooklyn amid a family feud
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King Charles greets David Beckham at Chelsea Flower Show
The King has had a surprise meeting with David Beckham at the Chelsea Flower Show, with the pair teasing an upcoming project together.
The former England captain looked delighted to see Charles and Queen Camilla at the Highgrove Shop stand, where all proceeds go towards the work of The King’s Foundation, for which Mr Beckham has acted as an ambassador for a year.
The King’s Foundation is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, marking over three decades of work to build sustainable communities and transform lives, particularly through building and maintaining green spaces and encouraging learning inspired by nature amongst young people. And the pair’s meeting saw them tease a project that aims to encourage young people to consider careers in horticulture.
Intriguingly, the meet up comes just days after it emerged the King’s estranged son Prince Harry and David’s oldest child Brooklyn met at a dinner party amid a simmering feud between the Beckhams. It is believed that Harry and wife Meghan hosted Brooklyn and his wife Nicola at their Montecito mansion just days after Brooklyn skipped his dad David’s 50th birthday celebrations amid a family row.
And with Harry also at loggerheads with his father, King Charles and brother Prince William, he was reportedly able to offer his support to Brooklyn, who has become distant from his parents.
Meanwhile, the King was joined at the Chelsea Flower Show by Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
Run by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), which the King supports as patron, the event first began in 1913 and is staged in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, famed for its Chelsea Pensioners. One of the feature gardens this year is the RHS and BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden, designed by broadcaster and gardener Monty Don, which has grass areas for dogs to enjoy and a large tree providing shade.
The brick paths are inscribed with the names of dogs belonging to Radio 2 presenters and RHS ambassadors, as well as Don’s beloved dog Ned, reflecting the special place dogs hold in the nation’s hearts and gardens.
The names of Camilla’s adopted Jack Russell terrier Bluebell and her new puppy Moley will also be featured on the path, alongside that of her much-loved dog Beth, who died last year. The name of Charles’s dog, Snuff, is also included on the path.
A new image released by Buckingham Palace yesterday shows the Queen wearing a summer dress and holding Moley. Seated in a garden beside a greenhouse, Camilla is pictured smiling warmly as she cradles the young dog, who was rehomed through Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London earlier this year.
After the four-day show, which opens to the public on Tuesday, the dog garden will be moved to the Battersea centre which the Queen supports as patron. This year the King’s Trust has a Chelsea garden, supported by Project Giving Back, called Seeding Success.
It was designed by Joe Perkins and takes its inspiration from the more than one million young people the trust has supported since it was founded almost 50 years ago.
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