Queen Elizabethmay be publicly keeping mum as she continues to privately mournPrince Philip, but the jewelry she chose for a recent meeting spoke volumes about how the monarch is holding her late husband of 73 years close to her heart.
During a virtual meeting with Ms. Agnes Oswaha, Ambassador from the Republic of South Sudan, on Tuesday, the Queen accessorized a floral dress with the Onslow Butterfly Brooch, a piece of jewelry that has only been seen in public three times in the last decade.
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The brooch was last seen in August 2019 when the Queen attended a church service in Balmoral. Prior to that, she wore it in Norfolk for a meeting at the Sandringham’s Women’s Institute in January 2012 and back in 2010 she wore it to receive President Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda at Buckingham Palace.
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Queen Elizabeth wearing her honeymoon brooch on her wedding anniversary in Nov. 2020.Chris Jackson/WPA Pool/Shutterstock
On Wednesday it was revealed thatthe Queen accepted a special rosefrom the Royal Horticultural Society, the U.K.’s leading gardening charity, in honor of her husband’s centenary.
Listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Dayfor more on howQueen Elizabethis paying tribute toPrince Philipon what would’ve been his 100th birthday.
Planted in the gardens at Windsor Castle in his memory, a portion of the money raised from sales of the Duke of Edinburgh Rose sold will go toThe Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards Living Legacy Fund.
The monarch, who has been staying at Windsor Castle amid the pandemic,will be marking Philip’s birthday “privately,“a palace source told PEOPLE.
source: people.com
