Dame Deborah James has made a secret trip to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show after having a rose named after her ❤️️
with some of the proceeds going to her BowelBabe fund to raise money for cancer charities.
Dame Deborah, who said roses are her favourite flower, paid a visit to Chelsea on Tuesday evening for a private tour with her husband. BBC presenter Sophie Raworth had helped organise the tour alongside the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea, which lasted around an hour in private, and where she was able to see the rose introduced for the first time.supports HTML5 video
Dame Deborah told the broadcaster: ‘It meant absolutely everything to me. Flowers are a reminder of our future. We plant the seed not knowing what we might see grow. ‘Being around nature gives us a lift and it is a reminder that life continues to blossom, even in some of the hardest places, and brings a smile to all of our faces, even in the hardest of times – particularly mine.
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