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Rafael Benitez was not a popular choice to become Chelsea manager but he could lead them to a European trophy tonight.
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Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez has confirmed he will leave the club at the end of the season.
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Chelsea's Eden Hazard was sent off after he kicked a ball boy who had refused to return the ball near the end of a League Cup semi final.
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Prince Harry gives Queen Chelsea tour
It was a family affair today as Prince Harry showed the Queen around his charity Sentebale's garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.
The prince welcomed his grandmother into the garden moments after also giving the Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and Duke of Edinburgh a guided tour.
Flower power as Ringo Starr visits Chelsea Show
Click video: we caught up with Ringo Starr at the Chelsea Flower Show.
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Is Mourinho about to leave Real Madrid?
Real Madrid have announced they will hold a press conference this evening where they are expected to announce that their manager Jose Mourinho is leaving. If so, that would leave him free to return to Chelsea when the reign of interim manager Rafael Benitez comes to an end.
Mourinho has found things difficult at Real this season - he was sent to the stands on Friday as Real lost the Spanish cup final - and he mentioned Chelsea in a press conference when he was asked about his future destination.
Men dress as gnomes at Chelsea Flower Show
Two men have dressed as gnomes at the Chelsea Flower Show. A historic ban on gnomes at the show is being overturned this year to mark its centenary.
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Chelsea Flower Show preview attracts celebrities
Celebrities have been given a sneak preview of this year's Chelsea Flower Show, ahead of its public opening. The Queen will also make a special visit later today.
Celebrities attend Chelsea Flower Show
Celebrities have flocked to the world's most famous flower show for a sneak preview ahead of the Queen's official visit. The Chelsea Flower Show marks its centenary this year.
– Celebrity chef Jamie OliverI love gardening but I don't have as much time to do it as I'd like - but I'm massive on veg. When you're a chef, the closer you get to nature the better.
– Actress Emilia FoxIt's heart-breakingly beautiful in every way - it has simplicity but it also has symbolic patterns. It's so delicate.
– Comic Rob BrydonI'm taking gnome art in a new direction. The establishment aren't happy, but I didn't play by the rules. I'm the Damien Hirst of the gnome art world.
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Chelsea Flower Show gnomes to be sold on eBay
Gnomes, appearing at the Chelsea Flower Show for the first, will be sold on auction site eBay to raise money for the RHS Campaign for School Gardening.
The decorated figures will all be auctioned off on eBay from today to raise money for the £1 million RHS Centenary Appeal, marking 100 years since the first Chelsea Flower Show.
Beatle visits RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Flower growers from the South of England are putting their best blooms on display at this years RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Exhibitors were very pleased to have a special visit from the former Beatle Ringo Starr.
Chelsea Flower Show facts
- The RHS Great Spring Show was first held in the now vanished RHS garden in Kensington in 1862.
- Between 1888 and 1911 it was held in the Temple Gardens. It moved to its current site at Chelsea Hospital in 1913.
- The Chelsea Flower Show has been held in the grounds of the Chelsea Hospital every year since 1913, apart from gaps during the two World Wars.
- Of the firms that exhibited at the first Show in 1913, only two are still showing: McBean’s Orchids, and Blackmore and Langdon.
- It is the flower show most associated with the Royal family.
- The Chelsea rules forbid the use of coloured sculptures. So garden gnomes have been forbidden throughout its history.
Queen to visit Chelsea Flower Show
The Queen, as Patron of the Royal Horticultural Society, will today attend a sneak preview of the Chelsea Flower Show.
The Chelsea Flower Show has become a regular fixture in the Royal calendar since it was first held in 1913. Since then it has been an annual event and takes place in late May.
The aim of the exhibitions is to encourage amateur gardeners of all standards to try to achieve similar displays in their own gardens.
One of the most outstanding displays in the shows history was the Coronation Empire Exhibition in 1937.
Created to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI, exhibits included plants representing different parts of the Commonwealth.
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