Britain’s Queen Elizabeth’s garden will be explored in a new TV series.
The monarch granted gardener Alan Titchmarsh access to Buckingham Palace, and he spent a year exploring the 39-acre estate for ‘The Queen’s Garden’, using aerial photography, time-lapse, thermal imaging and remotely-operated motion-sensitive cameras to capture the annual cycle from every angle.
He also shows the work of palace garden staff, including how they use "arisings", slang for fertiliser from the royal stables, while archive footage will show how the monarch and her sister, the late Princess Margaret played there as children.
ITV will air ‘The Queen’s Garden’ during the festive season and promise a "magical" experience for viewers.
Richard Klein, who commissioned the series for ITV, said: "There is something magical about a garden hidden behind high walls, and no more so than here, at Buckingham Palace.
"Guided by Alan Titchmarsh and the four seasons, ‘The Queens Garden’ is a delightful and charming exploration of that magical world, with a light dusting of royal history."
The 65-year-old presenter has previously met the 88-year-old monarch on several occasions.
The queen memorably joked with him when she gave him his MBE in 2000, saying: "You’ve given a lot of ladies a lot of pleasure."
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