Celebrities and best dressed at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024

Press day was awash with celebrities and stars of horticulture, all spending time in the beautiful gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Daisy Bowie-Sell

Published: May 21, 2024 at 10:29 am

Press and preview day took place at RHS Chelsea Flower Show on Monday 20 May, with stars of screen, stage and beyond arriving to visit the gardens.

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Celebrities including Judi Dench, Myleene Klass, Joely Richardson, Monty Don, Joan Collins and many more, who enjoyed the delights of gardens from some of the top garden designers in the world.

Don't miss our gallery of King Charles III and Queen Camilla's visit to Chelsea.

President of the National Garden Scheme Dame Mary Berry poses with two Chelsea pensioners as they attend The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — President of the National Garden Scheme Dame Mary Berry poses with two Chelsea pensioners as they attend The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

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Indira Varma attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Indira Varma attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Karwai Tang/WireImage

Sophie Raworth at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Sophie Raworth at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Percy Gibson and Dame Joan Collins attend the Killik & Co 'Money Doesn't Grow On Trees' Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Percy Gibson and Dame Joan Collins attend the Killik & Co 'Money Doesn't Grow On Trees' Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show © by Dave Benett/Getty Images for Killik & Co

Dame Judi Dench at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Dame Judi Dench at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Karwai Tang/WireImage

Monty Don and Myleene Klass attend the Stroke Association's Garden for Recovery at RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Monty Don and Myleene Klass attend the Stroke Association's Garden for Recovery at RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Dave Benett/Getty Images for The Stroke Association

Katie Piper at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Katie Piper at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Joanna Lumley attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Joanna Lumley attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Joe Swift and Monty Don speak as they attend The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Joe Swift and Monty Don speak as they attend The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Nancy Sorrell and Vic Reeves at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Nancy Sorrell and Vic Reeves at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Tom Allen at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Tom Allen at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Joely Richardson attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Joely Richardson attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Karwai Tang/WireImage

Jessica Ennis-Hill at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Jessica Ennis-Hill at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Karwai Tang/WireImage

Prue Leith attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Prue Leith attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Karwai Tang/WireImage

Amanda Holden attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Amanda Holden attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Karwai Tang/WireImage

Gaby Roslin attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Gaby Roslin attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Karwai Tang/WireImage

Nick Grimshaw attends the Stroke Association's Garden for Recovery at RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Nick Grimshaw attends the Stroke Association's Garden for Recovery at RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Dave Benett/Getty Images for The Stroke Association

Angellica Bell attends the Stroke Association's Garden for Recovery at RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Angellica Bell attends the Stroke Association's Garden for Recovery at RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Dave Benett/Getty Images for The Stroke Association

Suzi Ruffell and Josh Widdicombe attend the Stroke Association's Garden for Recovery at RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Suzi Ruffell and Josh Widdicombe attend the Stroke Association's Garden for Recovery at RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Dave Benett/Getty Images for The Stroke Association)

Raymond Blanc attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Raymond Blanc attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show ©Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Sally Phillips attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Sally Phillips attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Greg Davies attends the Stroke Association's Garden for Recovery at RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Greg Davies attends the Stroke Association's Garden for Recovery at RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Dave Benett/Getty Images for The Stroke Association)

Patrick Grant attends the Stroke Association's Garden for Recovery at RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Patrick Grant attends the Stroke Association's Garden for Recovery at RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Dave Benett/Getty Images for The Stroke Association

Simon Lycett attends the Killik & Co 'Money Doesn't Grow On Trees' Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Simon Lycett attends the Killik & Co 'Money Doesn't Grow On Trees' Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Dave Benett/Getty Images for Killik&Co

Will Young attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Will Young attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Joanne Harris attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show — Joanne Harris attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show © Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

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Daisy Bowie-Sell

Daisy Bowie-Sell is digital editor of Gardens Illustrated. She has previously worked at the Daily Telegraph, Time Out London as deputy theatre editor and was editor in chief of WhatsOnStage. She loves her own garden but is most often inspired by the Oudolf Field at Hauser & Wirth, Somerset, which she lives near.

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