The Prince of Wales has been announced as patron of the Royal Botanic Gardens, after it celebrates the opening of the Great Broad Walk Borders.

The borders feature 30,000 plants and were arranged by Kew's Richard Wilford, and The Prince of Wales commented 'I have always had the greatest affection and admiration for the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, so I could not be more proud and delighted to have been invited to become patron of this great institution. Kew has had its roots planted deeply in British soil for more than 250 years, but has developed an international reputation as one of the world’s greatest botanic gardens, renowned for its scientific research and plant collections'.