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BBC News
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Sandringham Flower Show returns before break
A local flower show held for the past 142 years on the King's Norfolk estate is getting under way before it takes a two-year annual Sandringham Flower Show, organised by 15 to 20 local volunteers, attracts about 20,000 people each year and is taking place on Wednesday, to be attended by King Charles III and Queen the event will pause to make way for the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) touring flower show in 2026 and 2029.A spokeswoman for the locally organised show said it was "fully supportive" of the new RHS event. "We're doing what we can to help them and they're doing what they can to help us," she year was the first time in 30 years no member of the Royal Family had attended the Sandringham Flower Show was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who attended each year after World War Two. The show traditionally sees local colleges, agricultural businesses and experts taking part, while in the amateurs' marquee, local gardening and horticultural clubs enter a judged display competition.A month before the show, Royal estate employees, pensioners and tenants have the opportunity to enter their gardens in two judged Flower Show's profits are donated annually to local charities, and it said it had given more than £825,000 since 1977. A year ago, Graham Brown, chair of the show, said: "The future of the show is going to carry on."I will see the show through the RHS and we will work with them to make sure our show is incorporated with their show."Sandringham is changing and we all have to move with that." The King became patron of the RHS in 2024 and its 2026 event will be a six-day its website, RHS director general Clare Matterson said the decision to run the new touring events was to ensure it reached more people "in new locations".RHS director of shows, commercial and innovation, Helena Pettit, said the changes were the biggest it had made in a generation."We want to inspire current and new audiences with world class horticulture and provide access to the UK's best plants people to help even more people garden and grow," she said. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
The Independent
22-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Independent
King and Queen feed polo mints to champion racehorse on visit to Newmarket
The King and Queen each fed a polo mint to the champion racehorse Stradivarius on a visit to the National Stud in Newmarket, Suffolk. Charles, 76, held out the treat on his right palm for the stallion to take, then stroked the horse on the head. Camilla, 78, also gave the horse a mint then petted it as the animal loudly crunched on it. The King said afterwards: 'At least he didn't bite.' His consort said 'keep away from their teeth', adding: 'Now he's looking for more polos.' Charles and Camilla were shown four resident stallions on their visit to the National Stud, with each individually paraded before them. The last of the four was Stradivarius, who has career earnings in excess of £3.4 million and 18 Group wins – more than any other European horse. The King and Queen, who arrived by helicopter, also spoke to people involved in the horseracing industry during Tuesday's visit. Charles shovelled soil into holes beside two already-planted field maple trees and Camilla then watered them from a watering can, before a round of applause, and they left the National Stud in a dark blue BMW car.
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
King and Queen feed polo mints to champion racehorse on visit to Newmarket
The King and Queen each fed a polo mint to the champion racehorse Stradivarius on a visit to the National Stud in Newmarket, Suffolk. Charles, 76, held out the treat on his right palm for the stallion to take, then stroked the horse on the head. Camilla, 78, also gave the horse a mint then petted it as the animal loudly crunched on it. The King said afterwards: 'At least he didn't bite.' His consort said 'keep away from their teeth', adding: 'Now he's looking for more polos.' Charles and Camilla were shown four resident stallions on their visit to the National Stud, with each individually paraded before them. The last of the four was Stradivarius, who has career earnings in excess of £3.4 million and 18 Group wins – more than any other European horse. The King and Queen, who arrived by helicopter, also spoke to people involved in the horseracing industry during Tuesday's visit. Charles shovelled soil into holes beside two already-planted field maple trees and Camilla then watered them from a watering can, before a round of applause, and they left the National Stud in a dark blue BMW car.
The Independent
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Queen receives ‘brilliant' birthday gift: A clingfilm holder
Queen Camilla received an unconventional 78th birthday gift this week: a clingfilm holder, presented by a submarine commander whose crew once used the everyday household item to keep a nuclear vessel operational. The unique present, given by Commander Chris Bate of HMS Astute, came with a small plaque bearing the inscription: "Clingfilm keeping nuclear submarines at sea." The Queen, who celebrates her birthday on Thursday, reportedly remarked: "There's nothing more useful, brilliant how wonderful." As HMS Astute's Lady Sponsor, the Queen has cultivated a close relationship with the crew and the wider Royal Navy, a bond recognised by her appointment as a Vice Admiral during a visit to Devonport naval base in Plymouth. She boarded the submarine's substantial hull as it neared the end of its initial two-decade operational phase, meeting eight of its former commanders. Addressing the crew and their families at a garden party, she expressed anticipation for the submarine's return to service following a four-year refit. She also cautioned that with "global tectonics shifting unpredictably", the submarine might re-enter an "unfamiliar world" – but said this was a 'challenge that I know will be taken on with her usual tenacity'. Camilla referenced the ingenuity of the crew '…from the innovation of one petty officer to code cutting-edge long-range communications software, through to the resourceful solution to maintain a vacuum, in the middle of the Indian Ocean, with clingfilm! 'I can only imagine what the unofficial toolkit in a submarine might look like.' The present comes after an unauthorised biography of King Charles claimed he had no idea what cling film was and 'shrieked' at the sight of it. Ahead of the royal visit, Commander Christopher Bate, commanding officer of HMS Astute, said the crew took enormous pride in the Queen's sponsorship of their submarine and support for all onboard since she formally named the vessel nearly 20 years ago. 'Her Majesty the Queen has supported us from the very beginning, she has consistently shown a deep commitment to all aspects of our work,' he said. 'Her continued engagement with our activities and achievements over the years has meant a great deal to us.'
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Queen given household gift during visit to submarine
The Queen received a birthday gift that helped keep a nuclear-powered submarine at sea when all else failed, clingfilm. Camilla's 78th birthday, celebrated on Thursday, was marked with the presentation of a clingfilm holder from Commander Chris Bate whose crew used the household item to fix a defect in the main engines of his submarine HMS Astute. 'There's nothing more useful, brilliant how wonderful,' said the royal guest about the present which had a small plaque with the words 'Clingflim keeping nuclear submarines at sea'. The Queen is HMS Astute's Lady Sponsor and has developed a strong bond with the crew and wider navy that saw her made a Vice Admiral when she visited Devonport naval base in Plymouth to meet its submariners. She boarded the vessel's huge hull as the first phase of its working life over almost 20 years came to an end, and met eight of its past commanders who stood close to the turret. Later in a garden party speech to the crew and their families, she looked forward to the submarine's return to service after a four-year refit and warned with the 'global tectonics shifting unpredictably' she may return into an 'unfamiliar world'. But said this was a 'challenge that I know will be taken on with her usual tenacity'. She referenced the ingenuity of the crew '…from the innovation of one petty officer to code cutting edge long-range communications software, through to the resourceful solution to maintain a vacuum, in the middle of the Indian Ocean, with clingfilm! 'I can only imagine what the unofficial toolkit in a submarine might look like.'
