And I was privileged to work on two concerts held for the queen in her garden at Buckingham Palace.

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Mr Blair said celebrations will climax with local street parties as well as pop and classical music concerts in the Queen's garden at Buckingham Palace during the Bank Holiday weekend of 1-4 June.

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An afternoon garden party at Buckingham Palace will be followed Monday evening by a televised pop concert outside the palace grounds.

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As a result of his charitable work having previously been acknowledged, Mr Tanguy has already attended three garden parties at Buckingham Palace.

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To illustrate his ideas he turned a patch of grass near a housing estate in South London into such a garden, inspired by the flower beds at Buckingham Palace, and incorporating beans, salads and many other foodstuffs.

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The method was used to cast garden ornaments and statues and can be seen on landmark buildings including Buckingham Palace and Brighton Pavilion.

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