Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96, just over a year after the death of her husband Prince Philip. At her upcoming funeral, the Queen is to take two pieces of jewelry with emotional value to the grave.
The late British Queen was known for her down-to-earth and fairly normal lifestyle. She loved horseback riding and spending time with her dogs. Shots of her in typically English country estate attire could often be seen. A headscarf, a wax jacket, sometimes even rubber boots, that’s how she liked to drive and spend her free time in nature. No pomp and glamour, just her, her husband and her animals.
It also fits with this image of the Queen that there is now speculation in England about which personal items the century monarch will be buried with. Lisa Levinson, communications director at the Natural Diamond Council, told Britain’s Metro that it was “unlikely” that the “humble queen would be buried with anything other than her simple Welsh gold wedding ring and a pair of pearl earrings”. Pearl earrings were the late Queen’s favorite piece of jewelry, she often just switched between two different pairs. Levinson added that her engagement ring, which features diamonds taken from a tiara owned by Prince Philip’s mother, Alice of Battenberg, is likely to be given to her daughter, Princess Anne.
Queen Elizabeth II was a “modest woman”
The Queen’s wedding ring was given to her by her parents. They received it for their own wedding in 1923. This started a royal tradition of making wedding rings from Welsh gold. The rings of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were made from the Clogau St. David’s gold mine. Levinson also said, “Her Majesty was an incredibly humble woman at heart”. She added that most of the Queen’s jewels are likely to remain in the royal collection rather than being buried with her. As a reason, the expert states that the life of Elizabeth II “always revolved around the heritage of the royal family in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.”
Her Majesty’s state funeral is to be held at Westminster Abbey in London next Monday 19 September. After being laid out in her oak coffin at nearby Westminster Hall for several days for the people to say goodbye to their Queen.
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