{"id":376234,"date":"2026-10-18T13:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T13:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/376234\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T13:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T13:02:10","slug":"queens-tea-welcomes-visitors-to-tyler-rose-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/376234\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen\u2019s Tea welcomes visitors to Tyler Rose Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

With clear blue skies and a slight October chill, Saturday offered the perfect setting for the annual Queen\u2019s Tea at the Tyler Rose Garden. Visitors had the opportunity to meet 93rd Rose Queen Claire Ann Malone, Princess Brynn Eve Ballard, Duchess of the Rose Growers Emmy Elizabeth Brewer and members of the Court \u2014 all dressed in their Coronation costumes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just been a beautiful, beautiful afternoon,\u201d said Texas Rose Festival Executive Director Liz Ballard, who is also the mother of this year\u2019s Princess. \u201cClearly, there\u2019s thousands of people that have come out today from all over our community, from the parade to this tea this afternoon, and it\u2019s just a blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n

A longtime tradition of the Texas Rose Festival, the Queen\u2019s Tea gives the public a chance to meet the Queen and her Court, collect autographs and view the custom-designed gowns up close.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s theme, \u201cCelebrations Through the Seasons,\u201d was reflected in a colorful array of costumes inspired by holidays, seasonal traditions and special occasions. Designs ranged from Christmas trees and candy canes to fall leaves, fireworks, a Faberg\u00e9 egg and a New Year\u2019s Eve ball drop, giving visitors a closer look at the creativity and intricate details of the gowns.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the thing about the theme, \u2018Celebrations Through the Seasons,\u2019 is that everyone can relate to something in it, whether it\u2019s a favorite holiday or a favorite season,\u201d Ballard said. \u201cJacob Climer and his team, from the fabric designers to the crown makers and jewelry makers, have just done an incredible job. It\u2019s been the best.\u201d<\/p>\n

A princess-filled afternoon at the Rose Garden\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Queen\u2019s Tea offers visitors of all ages an opportunity to take part in one of the festival\u2019s public events, whether they are longtime attendees or experiencing the tradition for the first time.<\/p>\n


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Families gathered at the Rose Garden to meet members of the Court, take photos and collect autographs, making memories with the young women representing the festival.<\/p>\n

Visiting from Houston, Jillian Williams said the Queen\u2019s Tea was the perfect opportunity for her 3-year-old daughter, Ellie, to meet the members of the Rose Festival Court.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe loves to get to see all the princesses and see everybody dressed up,\u201d Williams said. \u201cShe loved the parade. She loved getting to wave at all the princesses and say hi to everybody, and get candy, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the Court members Ellie was especially excited to meet at the Queen\u2019s Tea was Duchess Caroline Wilmerding Trevor Girard as Snowflake, whose blonde hair and snowflake-themed attire caught the 3-year-old\u2019s attention during the parade Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s definitely looking forward to meeting \u2018Elsa,\u2019\u201d Williams said, laughing.<\/p>\n

Also enjoying the Queen\u2019s Tea was Annie Price, who brought her 3-year-old daughter, Maddie, to enjoy the festivities \u2014 and the cookies.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe loves the cookies\u2026 they\u2019re are great, the tea is great, the princesses are beautiful, and the weather couldn\u2019t be more perfect,\u201d Price said. \u201c\u2026We loved the parade, the variety of it with the bands, the dancing, and all the floats.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Tyler native, Price said she doesn\u2019t make it to the festival every year but wanted to bring Maddie this year to introduce her to the festivities and show her what Tyler has to offer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want her to see the appreciation of beauty in nature, and the way the flowers are all presented, the creativity in the dresses, and see the community coming together,\u201d Price said.<\/p>\n

The Tyler Rose Garden and Rose Museum also showcase floral displays and event designs by GM Floral & Design, a luxury floral studio owned and operated by Tyler designer Gib Maynard, adding to the garden\u2019s vibrant atmosphere during the festival.<\/p>\n

With the 93rd annual Texas Rose Festival nearing its close, organizers celebrated another year of tradition while looking ahead to the festival\u2019s 94th year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re always thinking about what you can improve or change to make the next year better, and I think everything this year has gotten a golden checkmark,\u201d Ballard said. \u201cIt\u2019s just been wonderful. It\u2019s always hard to top the previous year, but we\u2019ll keep gunning for Year 94.\u201d<\/p>\n

Festival events continue Sunday<\/p>\n

The 93rd Texas Rose Festival continues Sunday with the annual Rose Festival Arts & Crafts Fair and other events across Tyler.<\/p>\n

The Rose Festival Arts & Crafts Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Bergfeld Park, featuring more than 90 vendors, live entertainment and food trucks.<\/p>\n

The Rose Garden Museum\u2019s Texas Rose Festival Rose Display will also be open to the public from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Texas Rose Festival and its remaining events, visit texasrosefestival.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With clear blue skies and a slight October chill, Saturday offered the perfect setting for the annual Queen\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376235,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-376234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}