King Charles and Queen Camilla met up with David Beckham at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London on May 18
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A rose named after Beckham is being introduced at the garden show this year
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Beckham and his wife Victoria have long-standing ties to the royal family, and the soccer star was made a knight in 2025
King CharlesandQueen Camillahad a special meet-up with SirDavid Beckhamat the Chelsea Flower Show.
On May 18, the King, 77, and Queen, 78, linked up with Beckham, 51, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, which officially opens on Tuesday, May 19, and runs through May 23.
It marked a recent royal reunion for the monarch and the former England soccer captain, whomet up at the King's Highgrove Housea few weeks ago to discuss plans for The King's Foundation Curious Garden at the garden show this year.
King Charles follows his late motherQueen Elizabethas patron of The Royal Horticultural Society and has bonded with Beckham, a King's Foundation Ambassadorwho the monarch made a Knight Bachelor, over their shared passion for gardening and the outdoors.
The King and Beckham, 51, shook hands when they met up on Monday and the retired soccer legend had a laugh with Queen Camilla in a video fromHello!magazine.
Beckham and his wifeVictoria Beckhamhave been socially connected to the British royals for years and attended the weddings of both of the King's sons,Prince WilliamandPrince Harry.
The Manchester United alum was knighted by the sovereign in November 2025 for services to sport and charity and Victoria also holds an OBE for her contributions to fashion and charity work.
Cameras captured a tender moment at the Chelsea Flower Show preview day when the King stopped to smell a Sir David Beckham Rose, named in honor of the soccer star.
The bloom bred byDavid Austin Rosesis being introduced at the flower show and he festively wore one on his lapel. The Sir David Beckham Rose was brought to life at the request of Beckham's daughterHarper, 14, in honor of his 50th birthday in May 2025.
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The King and Beckham spoke about the flower during their Highgrove meet up in a video that The King's Foundation previously shared toInstagram, where the monarch asked what color it was.
"White. My daughter actually, it was a gift from her for my 50th birthday last year. So she organized that," Beckham said in the video then.
The King said that the gesture was "fantastic" and asked if the flower "smelled," and Beckham quipped, "It smells amazing. Not as good as yours," in reference tothe King's own rose, which made everyone laugh.
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According toDavid Austin Roses, a portion of sales of the Sir David Beckham shrub roses will be donated to The King's Foundation, the sovereign's nature and sustainability charity which Beckham has backed as an ambassador since 2024.
King Charles and Queen Camilla checked out the RHS and The King’s Foundation Curious Garden that he helped curate, which was designed to inspire people to discover the joys of gardening.
Royal family membersPrincess Anne,Prince Edward,Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh,Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester andBirgitte, the Duchess of Gloucesteralso attended the event, which DameJudi Denchand Queen Camilla's sisterAnnabel Elliotwere also spotted at.
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show touts itself as "the world's most famous flower show" and is held on the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, designed to educate and excite visitors about the world of horticulture. The late Queen Elizabeth was famously a fan of the event and attended the event nearly every year of her record 70-year reign before her death in 2022.
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