The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is staging its first-ever show at Sandringham, taking over the rolling parkland for a five-day celebration of outdoor living.

And the King and Queen themselves were there to give the event the royal seal of approval, arriving in a horse-drawn carriage before touring the showground to meet exhibitors and show-goers.

King Charles meets show-goers at Sandringham (Image: Chris Bishop)

Queen Camilla at the RHS Sandringham show (Image: Chris Bishop)

The RHS Sandringham event has replaced the usual flower show, which has been staged in July for more than a century.

Admission has gone up from £22 on the gate at last year's show to from £38.90, while stands have also gone a little upmarket, with bijou boutique stands rather than bargain gardening apparel, a Champagne bar and Fortnum and Mason offering lunch hampers for two from £125.

But show-goers and exhibitors seemed unfazed by the shift, as the public poured in to pore over the show gardens and hangar-sized marquees.

Ian Limmer, head rosarian at Peter Beales Roses on the firm's display at Sandringham (Image: Chris Bishop)

"I started here when I was 15, that was 50 years ago," said Ian Limmer, head rosarian at Attleborough-based Peter Beales Roses, which was showing a dazzling display of blooms in the main floral marquee.

"It's amazing, it's such an honour to have an RHS........

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