A particular service of thanksgiving for Queen Elizabeth, who handed away final Thursday at Balmoral Castle, was held at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh on Monday. In a poignant tribute to the Queen, Camilla, who is now the Queen consort, wore a particular accessory on the occasion.
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The 75-year-old was seen carrying a Diamond Thistle Brooch pinned on her all-black mourning ensemble. The lovely glittering heirloom was gifted to Camilla by Queen Elizabeth.
Britain’s Queen Camilla arrives for a vigil by the coffin of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth in St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland (Source: Reuters)
The brooch was one of many Queen Mother’s common jewel items that she usually pinning to her hat. After her demise in 2002, it was handed on to her daughter, Queen Elizabeth, who then gifted it to Camilla.
The rarely-seen accessory was first worn by Camilla in 2015 throughout her go to to New Zealand. Last January, she adorned it whereas studying Robert Burns’ ‘My Heart’s within the Highlands’ to mark Burns Night, after which once more on the Scottish Opening of Parliament.
The Duchess attended a literary reception at @otago this afternoon #RoyalVisitNZ pic.twitter.com/wrHQp6r5C6
— Governor-General NZ (@GovGeneralNZ) November 5, 2015
The accessory is additionally a nod to Scotland as thistle is the Scottish nationwide flower and might be discovered throughout the nation – from the “lowlands to the highlands, and even on the islands,” in accordance to National Trust for Scotland.
Earlier this 12 months, The Queen, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, had expressed her want for Camilla to turn into Queen Consort as soon as King Charles III ascended the throne. “When, within the fullness of time, my son Charles turns into King, I do know you’ll give him and his spouse Camilla the identical assist that you’ve given me; and it is my honest want that, when that point comes, Camilla might be often called Queen Consort as she continues her personal loyal service,” she wrote, in a letter marking her 70 years on the British throne.
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