King signs up David Beckham to his Chelsea flower show team

• 01David Beckham is co-designing a garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in May with King Charles.
• 02Beckham has been given a garden gnome to paint and decorate, which will be auctioned for charity.
• 03Garden gnomes have been banned at the Chelsea Flower Show since 1927.
• 04The RHS lifted the gnome ban this year as a one-off decision to raise funds for the Royal Horticultural Society's school gardening campaign.
• 05King Charles requested that the gnome ban be lifted so gnomes could be displayed in the feature garden; he is a fan of gnomes and has one at his Gloucestershire estate.
• 06The garden designed by Beckham and King Charles will include a beehive inspired by their shared enthusiasm for beekeeping and honey production.
• 07Celebrities including Cate Blanchett and Mary Berry have been asked by the RHS to decorate gnomes for auction in the king's garden.
• 08The RHS lifted the gnome ban once before in 2013 to celebrate the centenary of the Chelsea Flower Show.

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The Royal Horticultural Society lifted its 96-year ban on garden gnomes at this year's Chelsea Flower Show to raise funds for a school gardening campaign. Former footballer David Beckham is decorating a sequined gnome as part of a garden he is co-designing with King Charles, with the decorated gnome to be auctioned for charity. King Charles requested the ban be lifted because he is a fan of gnomes and wanted them displayed in the feature garden; other celebrities including Cate Blanchett and Mary Berry are also decorating gnomes for auction.