David Beckham Shares His First Major Royal Announcement Since Getting Knighthood — and There's a Tie to Kate Middleton Meredith KileNovember 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM 0 Samir Hussein/WireImage Prince William, Kate Middleton and David Beckham in Boston on Dec. 2, 2022 David Beckham will represent King Charles at the 2026 Royal Chelsea Flower Show Beckham, an avid gardener, will join horticulturists Frances Tophill and Alan Titchmarsh to create a garden display for the show In 2019, Kate Middleton helped design a "Back to Nature" garden for the event David Beckham is set to represent King Charles in a...
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David Beckham will represent King Charles at the 2026 Royal Chelsea Flower Show
Beckham, an avid gardener, will join horticulturists Frances Tophill and Alan Titchmarsh to create a garden display for the show
In 2019, Kate Middleton helped design a "Back to Nature" garden for the event
David Beckham is set to represent King Charles in a new project that is close to both of their hearts, in his first major announcement since receiving his knighthood.
The soccer legend will join horticulturist, author and TV presenter Frances Tophill in creating a garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which will be held in May 2026. Beckham and horticulturist Alan Titchmarsh will serve as ambassadors for The King's Foundation as they support Tophill's creation, her first ever at the famous show.
In a press release announcing his new role, Beckham, 50, said, "My love for the countryside started when I was a child visiting my grandparents. I've experienced how rewarding gardening can be, and that's why I'm looking forward to working with The RHS and The King's Foundation on their Curious Garden at the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. I hope we inspire people to get outside into nature and to try something new."
The theme of a "Curious Garden" will be designed to "encourage the nation to discover the joy of getting curious about gardening and the vital contribution plants make to the health of people, places and planet," the release explained.
Like the King, Beckham is an avid gardener and lover of "country life." Since his retirement from playing soccer, he began raising chickens and tending to bees at his family home in the Cotswolds.
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David Beckham frequently shares photos of his home garden on social media
He even joined King Charles at the 2025 Chelsea Flower Show to celebrate the opening of the monarch's new Highgrove Shop, which features products made and sourced at Highgrove House, the private residence of the King and Queen Camilla.
"I'm so excited to be working with them and @alantitchmarshcbe to encourage young people to consider careers in horticulture," Beckham captioned some photos from the outing.
The 2026 Flower Show garden will be built with the help of apprentices and trainees from the King's Foundation and highlight the craftsmanship of the foundation's woodworking students and graduates.
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King Charles and David Beckham share a laugh at Highgrove Gardens in May 2024
In participating in the Flower Show himself, Beckham is following a notable royal lead. In 2019, Kate Middleton designed a "Back to Nature"-themed garden for the event.
The Princess of Wales, 43, shared her creation in an adorable video, showing her children —Prince George, then 5, Princess Charlotte, then 4, and Prince Louis, then 1 — playing in the garden's flowing water and on a rope swing.
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Kate Middleton in her garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in May 2019
Beckham has shared a close connection with the royal family throughout the years, attending the weddings of both Prince William and Prince Harry and contributing to their various causes.
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, the soccer legend was knighted by the King for his "services to sport and charity" in an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.
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David and Victoria Beckham attend Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding on April 29, 2011
The honor came a year after he officially became an ambassador for the King's Foundation, with an aim to inspire young people to develop their interests in horticulture.
"I'm excited to be working with The King's Foundation and to have the opportunity to help raise awareness of the charity's work," David said in a statement at the time.
He continued, "I've always been keen to help young people to expand their horizons and I'm particularly looking forward to supporting the Foundation's education programs and its efforts to ensure young people have greater access to nature."
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