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The Queen looked at the blooms in London, as did Gwyneth Paltrow, Helen Mirren, Princess Beatrice and more celebrities

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II tours the Chelsea Flower Show on press day, in central London May 23, 2011. Picture taken May 23, 2011.Paul Grover/REUTERS

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Britain's Princess Beatrice visits the Chelsea Flower Show press and VIP day in London on May 23, 2011. The world reknown five-day annual event held by Britain's Royal Horticultural Society attracts royals, stars and celebrities to see the manicured gardens and blooms in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.Chris Jackson/AFP/Getty Images

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Dame Helen Mirren has some fun at the Borneo Exotics stand at the launch of a new nepenthes cultivar nepenthes named 'Helen' during the Chelsea Flower Show Press and VIP Day on May 23, 2011 in London, England.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

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Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York, laughs as he visits the Chelsea Flower Show press and VIP day in London on May 23, 2011. )Chris Jackson/AFP/Getty Images

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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visits the Chelsea Flower Show Press and VIP Day on May 23, 2011 in London, England.Chris Jackson

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Sophie Rhys-Jones, Countess of Wessex, visits the Chelsea Flower Show press and VIP day in London on May 23, 2011.Chris Jackson/AFP/Getty Images

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Prince Albert of Monaco visits the Monaco Garden during Chelsea Flower Show Press and VIP Day on May 23, 2011 in London, England.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

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The royal newlyweds were there in spirit: A 'William and Catherine' Rose was shown at the David Austen stand during Chelsea Flower Show Press and VIP Day on May 23, 2011 in London, England.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

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Britain's Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, visits the Chelsea Flower Show press and VIP day in London on May 23, 2011.Chris Jackson/AFP/Getty Images

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Britain's Prince Michael of Kent visits the Chelsea Flower Show press and VIP day in London on May 23, 2011.Chris Jackson/AFP/Getty Images

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Model Adeele Rassel poses in the Royal Botanic Gardens of Melbourne 'The Australian' Garden during the Chelsea Flower Show Press and VIP Day on May 23, 2011 in London, England.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

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