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Beckham meets the King
King Charles III and Queen Camilla met David Beckham at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, where the monarch stopped to smell a rose named in Beckham’s honour.
“On May 18, the King, 77, and Queen, 78, linked up with Beckham, 51”
People said the meeting took place on May 18, with the King, 77, and Queen, 78, linking up with Beckham, 51, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show that officially opened on May 19 and ran through May 23.
People also quoted Beckham in a video from The King’s Foundation, saying, "White. My daughter actually, it was a gift from her for my 50th birthday last year. So she organized that," as the King asked what color the bloom was.
In Corriere della Sera, Rebecca English of the Daily Mail was cited saying that the King and the Queen sent Beckham a birthday gift, and Corriere della Sera reported that the King asked Beckham in a video shared on X if he had received it for his 50th birthday.
Corriere della Sera added that Beckham described the gesture as «incredibile» before thanking the royal couple, while Camilla said, «Sono felice di rivederti, sono felice che tu abbia ricevuto le rose»."
Curious Garden and gnomes
The King and Beckham were also connected through the King’s Foundation Curious Garden, which The Independent described as a project designed to inspire public interest in gardening and created with Sir David Beckham and TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh.
The Independent said the trio convened inside a wooden hut adorned with gnomes, and it described a newly launched English shrub rose dedicated to Sir David that Beckham wore in his buttonhole.
The Irish Sun reported that Beckham joined King Charles and Sir Alan Titchmarsh to visit the Curious Garden, where they had a hand in creating it for the annual Chelsea Flower Show.
The Irish Sun also said the show had lifted its ban on garden gnomes for only the second time in its history, and it described the unveiling of the Sir David Rose, a white flower chosen by Beckham’s daughter Harper.
The Independent recorded Camilla’s reaction to the garden as “This is so nice” before adding, “It looks natural, doesn’t it?”
Charity garden for 2026
While the Chelsea Flower Show preview day featured the King’s Foundation Curious Garden, MARCA said the RHS and The King’s Foundation Curious Garden was created for the 2026 show, with horticulturist Frances Tophill leading the design and input coming from Charles, Beckham, and Alan Titchmarsh.
“created for the 2026 show”
MARCA said the garden is meant to encourage people to discover the benefits of gardening, especially younger people who may not have much access to green space, and it described the project as combining an oak building designed as a “museum of curiosities” with seven raised beds in a nod to Beckham’s No. 7 shirt.
The Mirror said the Curious Garden had seven raised planting beds paying tribute to Sir David’s famous number seven shirt, and it described the display as designed to spark curiosity in the nation to encourage more people to take up gardening.
The Mirror also reported that the show’s gnome ban was lifted for only the second time in its history, with the previous time being 2013 to mark the flower show’s centenary.
GB News quoted Sir David Beckham saying, "I want to help encourage a new generation to appreciate the benefits of nature and get involved in gardening."
