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The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is back and King Charles has given horticulturists and green-fingered fans a look into his garden at Highgrove House. GB News royal correspondent Cameron Walker attended the show ahead of opening and showed support to the King.

Reporting to the newsroom, the journalist said he spotted quite a few celebrities at the venue, including Joanna Lumley, Brian May and Alan Titchmarsh. He added: "We hear David Beckham is on his way. That is because the King himself has a garden here, at the Chelsea Flower Show this year. The King's Foundation Curious Garden - it's incredibly crowded. The whole point of it, his aim is to encourage the nation to discover the joy of getting curious about gardening and I'm told young people in particular is what the King's Foundation really wants to encourage."

The garden includes other key features such as a beautiful oak building representing a "museum of curiosities", delphiniums grown by the RHS celebrating the King being patron of the Delphinium Society and their prominence at his Highgrove garden.

Cameron added :"The whole garden is modelled off of his garden at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire. With a little bit of David Beckham thrown in here, there're seven raised beds - a nod to the number seven on David Beckham's England shirt - and also, there's an actual beehive. That's because David Beckham and the King both share love of beekeeping.

"The Chelsea Flower Show is here all week, there are several gardens to look at, it is one of those great British traditions as we come to the early parts of summer."

The five-day horticultural event is set to be jam-packed with fans, but the correspondent issued a warning to those who are attending the show in the coming days, saying: "Fingers crossed it [the weather] stays dry, it was beautiful this morning but it's starting to get a little bit stormy now. But it should be a great day out to those who love gardening. If you love gardening, this is certainly the place to be for the next few days. It's absolutely packed already."

This year, the show has made a one-off decision to lift the "gnome ban"to raise funds for the RHS's campaign for school gardening, an initiative to get children involved in horticulture. The gnomes will be auctioned off during the week.

Alan Titchmarsh, who painted his gnome in a neat blue suit, said: "I think it's no harm to have little ones sneaking out now and again to remind us that you might as well have a bit of fun." He decorated his gnome to match his outfit, adding: "Mine is in a blue suit to match me and he also has a red and white striped tie but you can't see it because he has a giant beard."

Musician Bill Bailey showed off his gnome and said: "Mine is a comment on AI. When my gnome was delivered to me, the top of its hat had broken off, and I fixed it with gold acrylic. This is kintsugi, the Japanese art of fixing, with gold, which celebrates imperfection, which is what AI couldn't do."