Kate, the Queen, and Various Other British Royals Pop Out to the Chelsea Flower Show

There was a LOT of Royal Shenanigans this weekend — a wedding! An anniversary! Cute pics of the Cambridge children playing in this very garden — and now, the opening of the Chelsea Flower Show. So there’s plenty for you to catch up on, as you procrastinate at work today.

Late last night (for me), Kensington Palace released some video, and an interview with Kate talking about her garden and why we should ALL GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY ALREADY. (That is a paraphrase and I might actually be quoting my own mother here.)

“I hope that this woodland that we have created here really inspires families, kids and communities to get outside, enjoy nature and the outdoors and spend quality time together.” — The Duchess of Cambridge on the #RHSChelsea Back to Nature Garden pic.twitter.com/286B9TOPGA

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 20, 2019

She seems to have put a fair amount of work and thought into this whole thing. And in addition to all the behind the scenes stuff, she brought the family yesterday, showed up this morning for the opening to hang out with schoolkids, and went home, changed, and came back with the Queen. We have much to discuss!

Here’s Kate in one of the dens as the schoolkids enjoy a spot of marshmallow toasting over the @valentinelow #DuchessOfCambridge #RHSChelsea pic.twitter.com/e86Q7VEmZg

— Emily Nash (@emynash) May 20, 2019

This first look feels VERY Maxima to me from the waist down, although of course it is missing a giant-ass hat. (I bought some cropped, higher waisted pants in the J.Crew sale, myself, although mine are black. Am I too turning slightly Maxima? A fate I welcome.)

WATCH the Duchess of Cambridge leaves her @The_RHS garden – for now! She’ll be back later to show it to the Queen: pic.twitter.com/VpvRtMu5eA

— Emily Nash (@emynash) May 20, 2019

The second look is very Flower Show appropriate. It DOES make sense to wear a floral to a flower show. And this detail is EXTREMELY funny to me:

The Queen was remarkably close to the truth when she told Kate her garden looked tidy earlier. Before she arrived, the duchess was seen picking up stray leaves and twigs – and stuffing them into her designer handbag as she had nowhere to else to put them! #ChelseaFlowerShow pic.twitter.com/gYLXFllERm

— Rebecca English (@RE_DailyMail) May 20, 2019

This is real cute:

How many marks out of for the #RHSChelsea Back to Nature Garden, Prince George? pic.twitter.com/rJ44lUrHzd

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 20, 2019

I could keep posting videos from Twitter all day, but we’ve got a lot to discuss. This looks like a very enjoyable event.