Sir Trevor McDonald OBE, Mary Nightingale, John Stapleton, Sophie Raworth, Jon Snow, Dermot Murnaghan and Mark Austin were amongst those who attended alongside Chelsey Lloyd, to urge UK gardeners to buy the plant, and thereby raise funds for The Red Cross in memory of their good friend and Chelsey's father Terry Lloyd.  

Famous faces from the world of television news broadcasting gather round Chelsey Lloyd and Helenium 'Chelsey'. Look closely and you'll also spot BBC Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don and explorer David Hempleman-Adams.

(This image is © Toby Musgrave) Thanks Toby!

Chelsey Lloyd is joined by Matthias Schmale, British Red Cross Director of International.

Chelsey Lloyd was filmed giving several interviews for TV news channels.

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