After the Chelsea Flower Show last month, Queen Camilla stepped out for yet another horticulturally-inspired engagement today – at London’s The Garden Museum.
The royal, 76, was attending a new Gardening Bohemia Exhibition on Wednesday at the attraction on the Southbank in the capital.
It’s been a busy week for the King’s wife; after marking D-Day celebrations in France last week with the King and hosting her Reading Room Literary festival on Saturday.
Despite her relentless schedule, Camilla, wearing a smart navy and cream skirt-suit and taupe suede heels, looked in cheery spirits as she arrived at the museum in London’s Lambeth Place this morning
The exhibition at the character-laden church-turned museum is now dedicated to gardening exhibits – and the Queen, like the King, is known to have green fingers.
Queen Camilla, known to be a keen gardening fan, looked delighted to be taking a tour of the quirky museum on London’s Southbank on Wednesday
The royal wore a smart navy and cream dress suit for the engagement at the church-turned museum
The Queen met gardening legend Alan Titchmarsh and florist Shane Connolly, who designed the floral arrangements for Their Majesties’ Coronation, during her tour of the attraction.
The exhibition explores the gardens of the Bloomsbury group of writers including Virginia Woolf and her garden at Monk’s House in East Sussex, Vanessa Bell’s garden and studio at nearby Charleston and Vita Sackville-West’s former gardens at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent.
Last night, the King showed off his showbusiness credentials as he was joined by a host of celebrity ambassadors including David Beckham to mark the star-studded inaugural King’s Foundation Awards.
The Queen, attending the engagement without the King, wore a pair of suede heels in taupe for the museum visit
Charles, 75, whose diary remains busy despite his cancer treatment continuing, was joined at St James’ Palace in London by close friend Sir Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster, who shared a peck on the cheek with the monarch.
Actress Sienna Miller, editor Edward Enninful, model Naomi Campbell, gardener and presenter Alan Titchmarsh and chef Raymond Blanc also handed out awards.
Earlier this week, Camilla hosted some of the world’s top authors at her second annual Reading Room Literary festival, which took place at Hampton Court Palace in South West London.
During the aftermath, American thriller writer Harlan Coben introduced the Queen to her ‘biggest fan’ New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin, who proclaimed it was ‘an honour of a lifetime’ to meet the royal.
Former England football star Beckham (pictured right) was recently announced as an ambassador for the King’s Foundation and met with His Majesty at Highgrove – and the pair were pictured at the inaugural King’s Foundation charity awards at St James’s Palace in London
The 11-time best selling writer also revealed she had ‘slept on the streets’ just to get a glimpse of the Queen during her coronation in May 2023.
Upon meeting the royal she took a bow, before apologising on behalf of Harlan for failing to do the same. Revealing her down to earth nature, Camilla quipped she too would be ‘horrified’ if she was Emily, before bursting into a sweet giggle.
Sparking the conversation was Harlan Coben, who said to the Queen: ‘I just want to introduce you to number one New York Times best selling author Emily Giffin who is your biggest fan – and she is so excited to meet you’.
‘It is an honour of a lifetime’ added Emily. ‘I came over for your Coronation. I just so admire you’ she continued.
The 11-time best selling writer proclaimed it was ‘an honour of a lifetime’ to meet the royal
This is the sweet moment Queen Camilla met her ‘biggest fan’, New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin (pictured: Queen Camilla with American thriller writer Harlan Coben and author Emily Giffin)
Camilla looked stunning in a floor-length navy blue gown with three-quarter sleeves and zip detailing
Stunned by such dedication, Camilla asked ‘you came over?’ to which Emily replied ‘Yes I slept on the street for two nights… it was an honour of my lifetime’.
The author then went on to thank the Queen for hosting the festival and for ‘all the wonderful work you do’.
But things took a hilarious turn when Emily shared she had once trained Harlan on the customs of the British Royal Family, most notably bowing etiquette.
When Harlan conceded he ‘messed up’ when it came to remembering the rules, Emily took it upon herself to apologise for his slip up.
‘He’s very sorry that he didn’t bow before he shook your hand’ she said. The pair then burst into what sounded like nervous laughter.
Camilla then quipped: ‘I’d be horrified if I was you’ and launched into a little giggle of her own.
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