Earl Charles Spencer joined other mourners in Windsor to pay his respects to the Queen, with Princess Diana's younger brother announcing he'd be wearing special cufflinks in honour of Her Majesty.
Earl Spencer, 58, while not at the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey earlier on Monday headed to Windsor for a special service in honour of Her Majesty at St George's Chapel, the venue that hosted the funeral of Prince Philip last year and was also the scene for the Earl's nephew Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle in 2018.
And, before he set off to be in attendance at the service for the Queen, who was his godmother, the Earl took to Twitter to tell followers he'd be wearing cufflinks adorned with the initial E.R, Elizabeth Regina, in honour of Queen Elizabeth. Uploading a picture of the cufflinks to his account, the 58-year-old wrote: "Wearing these at Windsor today, with great sadness and pride."
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Earl Spencer is famous for the passionate address he gave at late sister Diana's funeral in September 1997, after the Princess of Wales died in a car crash in Paris. Appearing after a moving performance of Candle in the Wind from Elton John, Charles spoke about how Diana, who shared her name with the Roman goddess of hunting, became 'the hunted, 'in reference to the massive press attention she received, while also proclaiming that her internal and eternal beauty 'would never be extinguished.'
Commenting underneath the Earl's photo of his E.R cufflinks, one Twitter user wrote: "Evoking poignantly sad memories of 25 years ago. Wishing you and all your family the very best.," with a second responding: "They are amazing- it’s the small things sometimes - a lovely touch. Best wishes to you and your family on this occasion."
The service at St George's took place late on Monday afternoon, after the Queen's coffin left Westminster Abbey and made the journey to Wellington Arch, before being transferred into the royal hearse and onto Windsor, with crowds lining streets and roads as it went past.
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