King and Queen attending the Sandringham Flower Show, today
The Royal Family's Norfolk home has been welcoming the very best and brightest of horticulture since 1881
The King and Queen are going to be attending the Sandringham Flower Show, today
20 thousand people and 200 trade stands are expected to be at the one-day event, as well.
Charles and Camilla will be meeting local gardeners horticultural clubs and charity supporters, including members of the Sandringham Women’s Institute, of which Her Majesty The Queen is the President
The Royal marquees host competitions in vegetables, fruit, flowers and floral art, with the entries grown by local residents; there are also some open classes which anyone may enter.
In the amateurs' marquee, local gardening and horticultural clubs enter a display competition, which is judged, whilst the horticultural trades marquee features displays by nurseries.
While there'll also be music from the Springwood High School band and a military band.
The profits from each show are donated to local charities. To date, the Show Committee has given around £825,000 to good causes.
The Royal Family's Norfolk home has been welcoming the very best and brightest of horticulture since 1881.
The King and Queen didn't attend last years show because of existing diary commitments.
2024's show also came nearly six months after the Palace confirmed that His Majesty had been diagnosed with cancer.