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RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019: In pictures

A woodland wilderness garden with a royal touch is one of the highlights of this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

The annual display of cutting-edge floral designs offered an early viewing for special guests and the media before the show opens to the general public from Tuesday to Saturday this week.

EPA Judi Dench at Chelsea Flower ShowEPA
Dame Judi Dench, whose outfit blended in beautifully, was among the famous visitors who got an early look at the horticultural sights at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
AFP The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George and Prince Louis at the duchess's Back to Nature garden at Chelsea Flower ShowAFP
Prince George and Prince Louis spent an hour playing in the Back to Nature garden with their parents
Getty Images A treehouse in the Back to Nature Garden at Chelsea Flower ShowGetty Images
A rustic treehouse was at the heart of the Duchess of Cambridge's garden
PA The Queen with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at Chelsea Flower ShowPA
The duke and duchess gave the Queen a guided tour
EPA A model poses at Chelsea Flower ShowEPA
A model blends in with a display of peonies
Reuters Chelsea Pensioners walk past a floral display at Chelsea Flower ShowReuters
Chelsea Pensioners walk past a floral display celebrating the children's TV show Rainbow
AFP A visitor photographs a display by Baroness Floella Benjamin, called Floella's FutureAFP
The actress and TV presenter Baroness Floella Benjamin created a display called Floella's Future
PA Joe Perkins, landscape architect of The Facebook Garden at Chelsea Flower ShowPA
The Facebook Garden: Beyond the Screen, designed by Joe Perkins, is intended to show how gardening and social media can connect people
Reuters A Chelsea Pensioner at Chelsea Flower ShowReuters
A Chelsea Pensioner stops to appreciate a display of roses
Getty Images Jazz singer Natalie Rushdie as the Lady of the Lake in the Savills and David Harber Garden, designed by Andrew DuffGetty Images
Jazz singer Natalie Rushdie poses as the Lady of the Lake in the Savills and David Harber Garden, designed by Andrew Duff, which celebrates the beauty of trees, plants and grass in urban spaces
AFP A model wears a flower crown by Dean Sharpe's Floral StudioAFP
A model wears a flower crown by Dean Sharpe's Floral Studio
AFP Children play in the Montessori Centenary Children's GardenAFP
Children play in the Montessori Centenary Children's Garden, designed by Jody Lidgard
Getty Images Vegetables growing under artificial light in the IKEA: Gardening Will Save The World garden at Chelsea Flower showGetty Images
Gardening Will Save The World by designer Tom Dixon and Ikea presents a vision of the future of urban farming
Getty Images The Harmonious Garden of Life garden, designed by Laurelie de la SalleGetty Images
A visitor rests in the Harmonious Garden of Life, designed by Laurelie de la Salle to be calming and environmentally sustainable

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