Overview

• Camilla visited the Garden Museum on June 4 to celebrate British Flowers Week and described it as one of her favourite places in London.
• She told attendees she had spoken with King Charles, who is already patron, about her desire to join him as joint patron of the museum.
• Alan Titchmarsh said he will follow up Camilla’s remarks with a letter extending a “strong invitation” to formalise her co-patronage.
• During the visit she took part in making mint teabags, viewed six British flower installations and met schoolchildren from local academies.
• Her request comes amid the royal review of over 1,000 patronages and underscores her ongoing dedication to gardening and cultural institutions.