The Princess of Wales made a surprise appearance at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on Monday
on its opening day on Monday, where she joined school pupils at the event's first ever Children’s Picnic., met youngsters from ten schools taking part in the RHS Campaign for School Gardening as they sat down to eat, before visiting three of this year's Show Gardens with them.
Told the pupils were growing sunflowers at school, she said: "They get so big, don’t they?" revealing: She asked the children: "Is this different to your normal lessons? It's a different way of learning today."Kate was shown bug hotels the pupils had made from bundles of hollow bamboo tied with string and before moving on, asked the children to write to her after their visit to tell her "how we can make it even better for the kiddies next time".
Asked what her favourite colour was, she encouraged the children to guess, grinning as they correctly answered "green".Meanwhile one of the pupils asked her about being a member of the royal family. She replied:Pressed on what the royal family does, she said: "They help support all the different people in the country, showcase all the amazing work being done and look after everyone.
Gesturing to the seating under the tree where they were chatting, she added: "And then you can come and sit here and it's all really calm and feels secure."Designed by Darren Hawkes, the space represents an emotional journey, moving from chaos and overwhelm through to a calming and tranquil area. Sculptural oak seats serve as places to talk and listen or reflect on conversations.
"I can't write my name," she told them, "but I can draw." She drew a flower for Ruby Mann, seven, a tree for another girl and a pond surrounded by plants for a third child. "It's so inspiring for them, for their creativity. It's a total haven for them and they learn in a different way."
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