Princess Diana’s Brother Charles Spencer Joins Royal Family at Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral: What He Wore to Windsor
usmagazine.comRepresenting his family. Princess Diana‘s brother Charles Spencer joined the British royals in honoring Queen Elizabeth II at her state funeral.The 58-year-old author gave a small glimpse of his outfit via Instagram on Monday, September 19. “Wearing these at Windsor today, with great sadness and pride,” he captioned a photo of a pair of gold cufflinks.
The accessories had the queen’s initials “ER” on the front, along with a crown and the Roman numerals II.Since Elizabeth died on September 8, the White Ship writer has been paying tribute to the late monarch via his social media account. “We will keep the flag at @althorphouse flying at half-mast till after Her Majesty’s funeral,” he wrote one day after her passing, sharing a photo of the estate owned by his and Diana’s family.The 9th Earl Spencer also uploaded several black-and-white images from the queen’s historic 70-year reign, including some of Elizabeth and her late husband, Prince Philip, and photos from King George VI’s funeral in 1952. “The final journey of our great Queen, tomorrow, will see her escorted to Windsor Castle, for her Committal and Burial – as her father was, 70 years ago, in intensely emotional and dramatic scenes,” he captioned a post on Sunday, September 18.Elizabeth’s coffin made the trek back to London from Scotland earlier this month and was received by King Charles III, Prince Harry and more at Buckingham Palace.
She was later brought to Westminster Hall during a lengthy procession on Wednesday, September 14, where she laid in state until early Monday morning.Before the hour-long service at Westminster Abbey, the queen’s casket was accompanied by Charles, 73, Princess Anne, Prince William and other high-ranking royals on a solemn walk from
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