Covent Garden Academy of Flowers to supply Jubilee arrangements

London's floral design school, The Covent Garden Academy of Flowers, will provide the table arrangements for a Diamond Jubilee lunch at St Mark's Academy in Mitcham later today (15 May).

Covent Garden Academy of Flowers to supply Jubilee arrangements
Covent Garden Academy of Flowers to supply Jubilee arrangements

The event will be attended by Her Majesty The Queen, HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Mayors of the 13 boroughs in south London, as part of the official Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Students on the course took their inspiration from Merton’s Lavender Fields to create the displays.

A special bouquet has been created for the Queen using Queen Elizabeth roses and a selection of lilac, pink and white flowers. 

Gillian Wheeler, the academy’s principal, said: "A royal luncheon needs to be a feast for the eyes as well as the taste-buds. Her Majesty will have seen flower arrangements from all over the world and from some of the best designers. Our arrangements need to excite the senses, have relevance to the occasion and demonstrate the best design originality."

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