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STORY: Britain's David Austin Roses sought royal approval for the "Elizabeth", created to mark the monarchs Platinum Jubilee.

"This particular one opens quite flat and it has what we call a button eye, which means that central petals stay quite close but in a beautiful way... it's a very delicate pink colour which is really attractive," company chairman David Austin told Reuters of the rose.

He described the scent as "a traditional old rose fragrance, quite a strong fragrance, which is really important to us as breeders."

Queen Elizabeth visited the Chelsea Flower Show on Monday (May 23), the latest of several appearances that have helped to ease public concerns about her health ahead of a national celebration of her seven decades on the throne.

The 96-year-old monarch was driven around the Royal Horticultural Society's annual festival of garden design in West London in a buggy, saving her from having to walk around the show's attractions.