Before the Jubileeshow began on a special bank holiday weekend in June, 12, 000 ticket holders had picnicked in the grounds of the palace, eating from a hamper created by Blumenthal and the Queen's royal chef, Mark Flanagan.
To adapt the queen's one-liner: for all that the spectacle and unattainable glamour of royalty still fascinates (and helps sell books), for Britain's jubilee monarch the show is a means to an end.
Peter Beales Roses claimed its 19th Royal Horticultural Society gold medal at last year's Chelsea Flower Show, where the nursery revealed three new roses at the show, including the Queen's Jubilee Rose.