Sandringham Flower Show welcomes King Charles and Queen Camilla
They spent time touring marquees and exhibits and meeting those involved with the show
Last updated 27th Jul 2023
The King and Queen have been to Norfolk today and visited the Sandringham Flower Show.
Charles and Camilla spent time touring marquees and exhibits and meeting those involved with the show.
The show celebrates it's 140th year.
The event takes place every year in Sandringham Park with Sandringham House and the Church of St Mary Magdalene as a backdrop.
The one-day show attracts around 20,000 visitors each year.
We spoke to the chairman of the show about the King and Queen.
David Reeve says: "It's just the warmth that the public show to them, and how they respond. It's palpable when see people meeting them for the first time, people cheering them to go from one side of the avenue to the other.
"I don’t know how they do it but they hardly miss anyone out, whether it be dogs, they take gifts from the crowd.
"Thousands of people leave this show having had an interaction with the royal family, they will never get that anywhere else”
What's been on at the show?
Many of East Anglia's leading nurseries and horticultural specialists exhibit at the show.
It also featured display gardens by leading designers, around 200 trade stands, a number of charity stands, a craft marquee, main arena events, children's entertainment and a police band.
The Royal marquees hosted competitions in vegetables, fruit, flowers and floral art, with the entries grown by local residents.
The profits from each show are donated to local charities. To date the event's committee has given around ÂŁ825,000 to good causes.