RHS Chelsea Flower Show: 101 Glorious Years In Pictures

Get ready for a hit of nostalgia as we look back at some of the most iconic moments from the last century at the Chelsea Flower Show.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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Get ready for a hit of nostalgia as we look back at some of the most iconic moments from the last century at the Chelsea Flower Show.

The Chelsea Flower Show first opened in May 1913, now every spring around 500 exhibitors set up camp in the grounds of Royal Hospital Chelsea to show off their horticultural creations to over 160,000 visitors.

As the 101st Chelsea Flower Show gets underway, let's take a look back at some of the memorable and beautiful moments from the last century.

The Queen Mother at a private view of the Chelsea Flower Show with exhibitor Ralph Hancock in May 1949.

Karl Lagerfeld visits the Chanel Garden in 1998.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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Britt Ekland poses with the 'Rose Of The Year' in 1970.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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The William and Catherine hybrid rose, 2011

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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Designer Zandra Rhodes in 2011.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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A fresh-faced Gwyneth Paltrow strikes a pose in 1997.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles share a moment in the Highgrove Garden in 1998.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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The Paradise in Plasticine garden made entirely from plasticine, 2009.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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Security guards surround £20,000,000 worth of diamonds in the Urban Ace of Diamonds garden in 2010.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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Prince Charles and Camilla make the leap in 2007.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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Queen Mary and Princess Mary pet a pony in 1916.

Chelsea Flower Show

Chelsea Flower Show
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The Hanging Gardens of Chelsea in 2011.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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The L'Occitane garden in 2010.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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Helen Mirren in 1994.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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Queen Elizabeth visits the Chelsea Flower Show in 1993.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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The Mud Maiden in the 4Head Garde' by Marney Hall and Heather Yarrow in 2006.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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The Chelsea Pensioners' garden in 2005.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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King George V and Queen Mary at the flower show in 1925.

Chelsea Flower Show

Chelsea Flower Show
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