Dame Judi Dench's tears as she receives Sycamore Gap tree seedling at Chelsea ... trends now

Dame Judi Dench shed a tear yesterday after being presented with a seedling from the famous Sycamore Gap tree.

The centuries-old landmark, situated next to Hadrian's Wall, was chopped down by vandals last year.

At the Chelsea Flower Show yesterday, the veteran actress wiped her eye as she received the seedling from seven-year-old Charlotte Crowe of Henshaw CE Primary School in Northumberland.

Of the seedling, she said: 'I'll be naming him Antoninus, the adopted son of the Emperor Hadrian.'

The National Trust said Dame Judi is 'passionate about trees' and had been 'very concerned by the news of the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree'.

The seedling - grown from seeds taken from the tree felled last September - will be planted in the Octavia Hill garden at the show, commemorating the founder of the National Trust.

It will then rejoin other seedlings to continue to grow at the Trust's National Conservation centre in Devon.

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The King also made an appearance at the show, where he was labelled the 'King of the Compost' by schoolchildren in a badge in honour for his environmental work.

Meanwhile, other well-known faces at the show include Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza Spencer, Princess Diana's twin nieces, aged 31, who grew up in South Africa. Bake Off stars including Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith were also in attendance.

The world-famous spectacle - which has been running for 111 years - saw a clash of ancient and modern yesterday in the competition for coveted gold medals, as well as the accolade of best in show.

They included the modernistic garden featuring futuristic metal spouts, and for

Traditional tastes were catered for with a

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