Sarah Ferguson joined other members of the royal family on Monday to say a final farewell to the Queen for her state funeral at Westminster Abbey - and paid her own special tribute. Like the other royal ladies, the Duchess of York followed traditional mourning dress protocol and donned a black hat with a lace veil and a smart black coat dress.
But most noticeably, the 62-year-old accessorised the all-black ensemble with a delicate silver brooch pinned to her lapel - which bore a meaningful significance. It was a theme among the females in the royal household to wear pins and brooches in honour of Her Majesty, with little Princess Charlotte also displaying a sentimental horseshoe pin in memory of her 'Gan Gan's' love of horses.
Fergie's silver swallow was fitting for the sombre occasion, as the bird was symbolic within the Victorian era for resembling a symbol of love and mourning. The swallow is also thought to resemble journeys, with a safe return home - poignant for the Queen taking her final journey to Windsor before being laid to rest.
