Prince Williamand Kate Middleton each penned handwritten notes forQueen Elizabeth II, included among the wreaths on her coffin seen during the committal service at St. George’s Chapel on Monday.
Two note cards with the monograms of William, 40, and Kate, 40, were tucked amid family wreaths lining the aisle of the chapel.
King Charles III, 73, alsowrote a note to his mother, which was nestled within theflower wreathon top of her coffin.
The white card on royal letterhead read: “In loving and devoted memory, Charles R.”
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Rosemary was included for remembrance as well as myrtle, the symbol of a happy marriage, cut from a plant that was grown from a sprig of myrtle in the Queen’swedding bouquetin 1947.
English oak, which symbolizes the strength of love, was there along with scented pelargoniums: garden roses, autumnal hydrangea, sedum, dahlias and scabious in shades of gold, pink and deep burgundy with touches of white to match the flag.
During the state funeral at Westminster Abbey earlier in the day, eagle-eyed social media onlookers shared images of another element — this one unexpected — on the coffin:a spider, which was said to be a good omen.
source: people.com
