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Her Majesty The Queen officially opens British Flowers Week 2023

This week we were delighted to welcome Her Majesty The Queen back to the Garden Museum to officially open British Flowers Week!

Joined by Garden Museum President Alan Titchmarsh and Royal Florist Shane Connolly, The Queen had a first look at the floral installations and met designers Botanical Tales, Lucy Vail Floristry, Mahal Kita Flowers and Yinari before stopping by our Learning Studio Kitchen where local students were enjoying an edible flowers cooking class.

Her Majesty meets Bex Partridge of Botanical Tales
Viewing Botanical Tales’ installation
Viewing Mahal Kita Flowers installation

Her Majesty meets local school students enjoying a cooking class in our Learning Studio Kitchen
SAGE’s installation surrounded the Museum’s baptismal font with flowers including peonies and irises
Her Majesty meets Yinari
Lucy Vail introduces her installation
Royal Florist Shane Connolly presents Her Majesty with a bouquet of flowers
Architect Mary Duggan shows Her Majesty and Alan Titchmarsh her plans for our Lambeth Green Pavilion

British Flowers Week is open until close of Monday 12 June: find out more

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