The Royal Family made a public appearance today to commemorate the life of the late Prince Philip.
The Duke of Edinburgh sadly passed away at the age of 99 last year, but due to covid restrictions his funeral saw just 30 people attend. Now, the family have paid respects to the Prince at a thanksgiving service for him at Westminster Abbey.
The Queen arrived at the event accompanied by her son Prince Andrew, just hours after Buckingham Palace confirmed Her Majesty would be in attendance. She wore a green ensemble, as did many other guests in attendance.
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With it being a memorial service, most people would expect the colour of choice to be black. However, The Queen, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Princess Royal were all dressed in dark green. A number of others throughout the congregation also wore the shade, including Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award holder Doyin Sonibare who delivered a special tribute about the effect Philip's youth scheme had on her life.
The choice of colour was seemingly a subtle tribute to Philip, whose livery colour was Edinburgh Green. The colour was used for his staff liveries - the duke's page at the coronation wore dark green and silver - and private cars.
The monarch's brooch was another nod to her late husband of more than 70 years. She chose her yellow gold, ruby and diamond scarab brooch, designed by Andrew Grima, which was a personal gift from Philip in 1966. Camilla wore her Rifles brooch in recognition of the moment when her father-in-law handed over his role as colonel-in-chief of the regiment to her in 2020.
The Queen and Prince Philip were married for 73 years before his death. In her Christmas message the Queen spoke in unusually personal terms about the loss of her "beloved" Philip.
The flowers on display at the memorial service included orchids, a reference to the orchids in the Queen's wedding bouquet. She and Prince Philip were married in 1947 at Westminster Abbey.
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