King Charles III placed on his mother’s coffin a last letter in which he testifies his love for her.
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The last post. Charles III left a last word on the coffin of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, visible during the state funeral organized Monday September 19 in London.
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“In loving and devoted memory. Charles R.“, can we read on this word placed at the top of the wreath of flowers, either in French “In Loving and Devoted Remembrance – Charles R.” the “R” meaning “Rex”king, in Latin.
The card on top of the coffin is from the King to his late mother:
He wrote: ‘In loving and devoted memory. Charles R’. pic.twitter.com/9FNHNiehiv— Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) September 19, 2022
This card is not the only element of the coffin which is at the initiative of Charles III. The king is also responsible for the composition of the floral crown that adorns the coffin. The latter contained rosemary and oak foliage, but also myrtle, from a plant grown from the myrtle that was present in the wedding bouquet of Elizabeth II in 1947.
At The King’s request, the wreath contains foliage of Rosemary, English Oak and Myrtle (cut from a plant grown from Myrtle in The Queen’s wedding bouquet) and flowers, in shades of gold, pink and deep burgundy, with touches of white, cut from the gardens of Royal Residences. pic.twitter.com/5RteIWahuW
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 19, 2022
After the ceremony, the coffin and the royal procession took the direction from Wellington’s Arch to Hyde Park Corner, near Buckingham Palace. Then, on board a hearse, the coffin will go to Windsor, where a new ceremony will be held, and where the queen must be buried in the family intimacy of the chapel of Saint-Georges.