Queen Elizabethhonored her late husbandPrince Philipwith a personal touch.
In a loving gesture to her husband of 73 years, the Queen placed ahandwritten noteon top of the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin throughout his funeral services on Saturday. The monarch signed the note with thenickname “Lilibet”— a nickname she was given as a child.
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The palace would not comment on the personal detail as it’s “private.”
During the funeral, the monarch mourned her husband, sitting alone in the pews of St. George’s Chapel.
Queen Elizabeth’s handwritten letter to Prince Philip.NBC
The arresting image, a poignant coda to the couple’s enduring union, was one of many heartbreaking moments throughoutthe funeral of Prince Philip, whodied at age 99 on April 9.
In keeping with pandemic guidelines, the Queen and members of the congregation wore face masks and sat six feet apart. Sitting inside the chapel, the Queen could be seen with her face down, only the top of her black hat visible.
Queen Elizabeth at the funeral of Prince Philip, her late husband.Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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The day afterPrince Philip’s death on April 9 at the age of 99, the Queen’s daughter-in-lawSophie, Countess of Wessextearfully told people gathered outside Windsor Castle that “the Queen has been amazing.”
Prince Philip’s casket, adorned with his personal flag.
“She will never abdicate because of duty and honor and public service is so deep in her, as it was for him,” added a close royal insider.
source: people.com
