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A spider spotted on the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II at a funeral
One lucky spider came first at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Monday.
While the monarch’s coffin wandered around Westminster Abbey, a small sider appeared on the card that accompanied King Charles III’s flower tribute to his late mother.
One Twitter user called a spider as “royal” while another delighted noted, “There was a spider on the queen’s coffin 🕷⚰️ As a fan of spiders, I am exalted! 😄 👍 The happiest spider in the world! “
The spider clung to the card for a few seconds, then returned to the wreath atop the coffin, no doubt a stowaway from the royal garden.
As previously reported, the wreath was carefully curated by King Charles III.
“At the King’s request, the wreath includes rosemary, English oak and myrtle leaves (cut from a myrtle plant in the queen’s wedding bouquet) and flowers in shades of gold, pink and deep burgundy with accents of white, cut from the gardens of the Royal Residences” tweet from the royal family explained.
According to the Palace, each element of the wreath was burdened with symbolism.
Rosemary was chosen as a souvenir and myrtle as an ancient symbol of a happy marriage.
Touchingly, the myrtle in the wreath comes from the same plant used to make the queen’s wedding bouquet in 1947 when she married Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh died in April at the age of 99.
The leaves of the pedunculate oak also served as a symbol of the strength of love.
King Charles, a longtime environmental activist, also asked that the wreath be made of durable materials and should not contain plastic foam.
There was a heartfelt note on the wreath that read simply, “With love and devotion. Karol R. “
The “R” stands for “rex” which in Latin means “king”. The Queen, who died on September 8 at the age of 96, signed her name “regina”, which in a dead language meant “queen”.
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