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King Charles signs up David Beckham to his Chelsea Flower Show team
Ex-footballer to decorate gnome for annual event after organisers lift ban on the ornaments dating back to 1927
TL;DR
- David Beckham is co-designing a garden with King Charles for the Chelsea Flower Show.
- Beckham is painting a garden gnome, which will be auctioned for charity.
- The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has lifted a ban on garden gnomes, in place since 1927, for this event to support school gardening.
- King Charles is a fan of garden gnomes and advocated for the ban to be lifted.
- The garden will feature a beehive, inspired by the King and Beckham's interest in beekeeping.
- An easel created by Eleanor Pickin will also be included in the garden.
- The show will have unusual attractions, including a 'sex garden' sponsored by a vibrator company.
- Other celebrities, such as Cate Blanchett and Mary Berry, are also decorating gnomes for auction.
- The gnome ban was previously lifted in 2013 for the event's centenary.