King Charles and Camilla Unveil Curious Garden at Chelsea Flower Show

King Charles and Queen Camilla joined celebrities including Sir David Beckham and Alan Titchmarsh on Monday to unveil a special garden at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show. The monarch, who is patron of the RHS, toured the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea on the event’s press day ahead of its public opening.

The centerpiece of their visit was the RHS and King’s Foundation Curious Garden, a collaborative project designed by horticulturist Frances Tophill and championed by the King, Beckham, and Titchmarsh. The garden is intended to highlight the role plants play for people and the environment and to encourage public curiosity about nature and gardening. Its design features include an oak structure representing a museum of curiosities, seven raised plant beds nodding to Beckham’s iconic number seven football shirt, and delphiniums, a flower favored by the King.

During the tour, the King stopped to smell roses within the display, including varieties named after himself, Beckham, and Titchmarsh. Beckham’s rose was bred at the request of his daughter for his 50th birthday. The King and Beckham, who serves as an ambassador for the King’s Foundation, have...