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Queen Elizabeth II's Coffin Begins Its Final Journey
An statement acceptable for a Queen.
Queen Elizabeth II's beingness was commemorated successful a ceremonial work held astatine Westminster Abbey connected Sept. 19. (You tin ticker here). As the Queen's coffin was escorted from its erstwhile impermanent location astatine Westminster Hall, wherever she remained during her lying successful authorities period, mourners astir the satellite noticed a notable floral statement alongside her crown, scepter, and orb that sat atop her casket.
Per Buckingham Palace, the wreath represents a important magnitude of past to the precocious monarch and was arranged astatine the petition of her eldest son, King Charles III. Among the flowers included, a fewer stems are an ode to her agelong matrimony to Prince Philip. (Her Majesty was married to Philip for 73 years earlier he died successful April 2021 astatine the property of 99).
"At His Majesty The King's request, the wreath contains flowers and foliage chopped from the gardens of Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Highgrove House," a connection from Buckingham Palace confirmed. "This includes foliage chosen for its symbolism."
"Rosemary for remembrance; Myrtle, the past awesome of a blessed marriage, and chopped from a works that was grown from a sprig of myrtle successful Her Late Majesty's wedding bouquet successful 1947," the connection continued. "And English oak, which symbolizes the spot of love."
Also included successful the statement are "scented pelargoniums; plot roses; autumnal hydrangea; sedum; dahlias; and scabious, each successful shades of gold, pinkish and heavy burgundy, with touches of white, to bespeak the Royal Standard, connected which it sits."
As Buckingham Palace noted, per His Majesty's request, the wreath "is made successful a wholly sustainable way, successful a nest of English moss and oak branches, and without the usage of floral foam."
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At the clip of Philip's passing, Prince Harry shared his thoughts connected his grandparents' everlasting relationship.
"The 2 of them unneurotic were conscionable the astir adorable couple," helium said successful the 2021 documentary, Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers. "I don't cognize if anyone's ever described them arsenic adorable but, to me, knowing the cheekiness of him and knowing that down what the satellite sees you person 2 individuals who were precise overmuch successful love, and some astatine a precise young property dedicated some of their lives to service. The places these 2 travelled, the things they saw, the experiences they went through. That is an unthinkable enslaved betwixt 2 people."
Following her ceremonial service, Queen Elizabeth volition beryllium buried alongside her husband, her parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and sister Princess Margaret at St. George's Chapel astatine Windsor Castle.
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