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By Andrew Alderson
For the first time since the Second World War vegetables are being grown in the Palace’s grounds alongside ornamental plants.
The move comes amid a surge in demand from people up and down the country to have their own allotment to grow their own food during the recession.
The Queen’s organic vegetable patch is about 10 yards by eight yards in size. It is at the rear of the garden in an area which is called the Yard Bed.