Queen guitarist Sir Brian May, comedian Bill Bailey and presenter Dame Floella Benjamin were among those showing off their cheery garden ornaments.
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Stars have been showing off the gnomes they have decorated for charity as celebrities and royals get a sneak preview of this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.
The annual Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) event at the Royal Hospital Chelsea this year features show gardens containing everything from a Barbara Hepworth sculpture to a huge wooden carving of a Mother Nature figure from a fallen mature tree among the array of flowers and trees.
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The King was joined by Sir David Beckham and Alan Titchmarsh at his Gloucestershire home Highgrove to discuss the display.
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The former footballer said he wants to ‘inspire people to get outside into nature’.
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