President Catherine Connolly braves 'Galway weather' at the Chelsea Flower Show

The president met Irish exhibitors at the show and even managed to converse as Gaelige with some of the visitors

President Catherine Connolly with her husband Brian McEnery and Irish sculptor Donncha Cahill at the Chelsea Flower Show. Pictures: Tony Maxwell 

The organisers of the annual Chelsea Flower Show found themselves apologising to President Catherine Connolly for the bad weather.

The rain showers were starting and stopping, and the aptly named Keith Weed, president of the Royal Horticultural Society, noted the drizzle had stopped for her arrival.