The best throwback images of royals at the Chelsea Flower Show

<strong>By Heather Cichowski</strong> The <a href=/tags/0/chelsea-flower-show><strong>Chelsea Flower Show</strong></a> is one of the <a href=/tags/0/british-royals><strong>Royal Family</strong></a>'s favourite events of the year. Royal watchers have come to anticipate <a href=/tags/0/queen-elizabeth-ii><strong>the Queen</strong></a>'s appearance at the annual London show each May. <p>Furthermore, it is typical to see a number of other British royals, such as <a href=/tags/0/kate-middleton><strong>Duchess Kate</strong></a> and <a href=/tags/0/countess-of-wessex><strong>Sophie, Countess of Wessex</strong></a>. Sometimes, we are lucky enough to see royals from outside of the United Kingdom at the incredible horticultural event. <p><strong>Scroll through the gallery (or click through if you're on desktop) to see royals at the Chelsea Flower Show throughout the years.</strong> <p>Photo: &copy; Sang Tan/WPA Pool/Getty Images
<h2>Princes Diana, 1984</h2> <p><a href=/tags/0/princess-diana><strong>Diana, Princess of Wales</strong></a> clutched the show's program as she stepped out to the 1984 event. <p>She was expecting <a href=/tags/0/prince-harry><strong>Prince Harry</strong></a> at the time and was clad in a navy maternity coat by <strong>Jan van Velden</strong>. <p>Photo: &copy; David Levenson/Getty Images
<h2>Prince Philip, 1994</h2> <p>The <a href=/tags/0/prince-philip><strong>Duke of Edinburgh</strong></a> was enamoured with one of the Chelsea Flower Show exhibition stands as he stood in front of a group of cacti. He wisely used his umbrella to point to it! <p>Photo: &copy; Martin Keene - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images
<h2>Emperor Naruhito and Princess Alexandra, 2001 </h2> <p>The <a href=/tags/0/emperor-naruhito><strong>Japanese Emperor</strong></a>, who was then Crown Prince Naruhito, pointed out the beautiful details of the Japanese Garden to the Queen's cousin, <a href=/tags/0/princess-alexandra><strong>Princess Alexandra</strong></a>. <p>The <a href=/tags/0/japanese-royals><strong>Japanese royal</strong></a> was on an official state visit to Britain which included him visiting Windsor and London. <p>Photo: &copy; Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
<h2>King George VI, the Queen Mother, the Queen, Princess Margaret, 1947</h2> <p>At the 1947 Chelsea Flower Show, <a href=/tags/0/King-George-VI><strong>King George VI </strong></a> was accompanied by his wife, the future <a href=/tags/0/queen-mother><strong>Queen Mother</strong></a>, and daughters <a href=/tags/0/princess-margaret><strong>Princess Margaret</strong></a> and Her Majesty, who was then Princess Elizabeth. <p>Photo: &copy; PA Images via Getty Images
<h2>Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex, 2011</h2> <p>Fancy a large cuppa? <a href=/tags/0/prince-edward><strong>Prince Edward</strong></a> and wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex were shown an oversized teapot crafted out of plants at the Chelsea Flower Show Press and VIP Day on May 23, 2011. <p>Photo: &copy; Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images
<h2> Princess Alice, 1976</h2> <p>The Countess of Athlone, who was the last surviving grandchild of <a href=/tags/0/queen-victoria><strong>Queen Victoria</strong></a> at the time, stepped out to the 1976 Chelsea Flower Show in London. <p>She passed away in 1981, just before her 98th birthday. <p>Photo: &copy; PA Images via Getty Images
<h2>Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice, 2016</h2> <p><a href=/tags/0/sarah-ferguson><strong>Sarah Ferguson</strong></a>'s daughters met with six-year-old <strong>Tavesha Steele</strong> from Brixton, London in the RHS Greening Grey Britain Garden by <strong>Anne-Marie Powell</strong> at the 2016 Chelsea Flower Show. <p>The lucky girl also got to meet her Majesty at the same event! <p>Photo: &copy; Heathcliff O'Malley - WP Pool/Getty Images
<h2>Prince Albert, 2011</h2> <p>The <a href=/tags/0/Monaco-royals><strong>Monaco royal</strong></a> struck a pose in a beautiful setting at the Chelsea Flower Show's Press and VIP Day. <p><a href=/tags/0/prince-albert><strong>Prince Albert</strong></a> and wife <a href=/tags/0/princess-charlene><strong>Princess Charlene</strong></a> had been in England less than a month earlier for the wedding of <a href=/tags/0/prince-william><strong>Prince William</strong></a> and Duchess Kate. <p>Photo: &copy; Fred Duval/FilmMagic
<h2>Princess Anne, 2005</h2> <p>The <a href=/tags/0/princess-anne><strong>Princess Royal</strong></a> took in the Chelsea Pensioner Garden at the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show on a lovely sunny day. <p>Photo: &copy; Bruno Vincent/Getty Images
<h2>Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf, 2007</h2> <p>The <a href=/tags/0/swedish-royals><strong>Swedish King and Queen</strong></a> enjoyed a serene moment while they were given a tour of the gardens at the 2007 Chelsea Flower Show. <p><a href=/tags/0/queen-silvia><strong>Queen Silvia</strong></a> was dressed for the occasion in a floral fascinator. <p>Photo: &copy; Chris Jackson/Getty Images
<h2> Zara Tindall, 2013</h2> <p>Accomplished equestrian <a href=/tags/0/zara-tindall><strong>Zara Tindall</strong></a> traded her horse for a different sort of ride at the Chelsea Flower Show on May 20, 2013. <p>Photo: &copy; Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Image
<h2>The Queen, 1971</h2> <p>The monarch's orange coat was just as striking as the blooms surrounding her. She gazed at the flowers as she held the Chelsea Flower Show's brochure. <p>Photo: &copy; PA Images via Getty Images
<h2>Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla, 2007</h2> <p>Watch your step! The <a href=/tags/0/prince-charles><strong>Prince of Wales</strong></a> and the <a href=/tags/0/camilla-parker-bowles><strong>Duchess of Cornwall</strong></a> navigated some interesting terrain! <p>Photo: &copy; Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images
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