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Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II by wearing ER cufflinks with ‘great sadness and pride’ on the day of her funeral
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On the day of her state funeral, Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.
Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer, shared a photo on Twitter of official ER cufflinks and revealed plans to wear them in her memory.
He wrote: ‘I wear these today in Windsor, with great sadness and pride’.
The snap showed two gold royal presentation cufflinks that would have been given to a courtier or notable person of HMQueen Elizabeth II, most likely his father John, who was the Queen’s equerry.
Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on the day she will be buried today
Many rushed to the comments to wish Charles well on the day of Her Majesty’s funeral.
One person wrote: ‘I hope today is going as well as it can. A magnificent opportunity. I watch the BBC and am impressed with how everyone is coming together for this.
While another said: ‘They are beautiful. My prayers are with everyone who will be in Windsor today.
Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer, shared a photo on Twitter of official ER cufflinks with e-plans to wear to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral
Many rushed to the comments to wish Charles well at the emotional funeral at Westminster Abbey today
The Queen is pictured with Princess Diana’s siblings Earl Spencer, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes at the unveiling of the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in London’s Hyde Park in 2004
Someone else said, “Great. The role she played in raising the feminine is significant, as are your sisters. They are family to you and yet sublime riddles to culture.
It comes after he shared a sweet tribute to the Queen by sharing a photo of his father John Spencer in a Land Rover with Her Majesty and Prince Philip while touring Australia in 1954.
Charles shared the photo on Instagram as part of a series of tributes to the Queen, who died last week at the age of 96.
“The Queen and Prince Philip in Australia on their hugely popular 1953-4 Commonwealth tour,” he wrote.
“My father, who was the Queen’s Equerry at the time, sits in the front of the Land Rover next to the driver.”
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh wave to a group of young people from the back of their Land Rover as they arrive at the Children’s Display in Bundaberg, Australia, 19 March 1954
Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, paid tribute to the Queen by sharing a photo of his father John Spencer in a Land Rover with Her Majesty and Prince Philip while touring Australia in 1954.
The rare photo shows Prince William and Harry’s three grandparents together.
Diana’s father John Spencer, who died in 1992 at age 68, worked as an equerry to King George VI and Elizabeth II and is said to have a close relationship with both royals.
Charles also revealed that the flag in the Spencer Althrop family’s chair will remain at half-mast until after Her Majesty’s funeral.
The flag was already in place to mark the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death.
The Spencer and Windsor families were linked long before Charles and Diana married. A young Charles Spencer meets the Queen and Queen Mother in 1978 at the Eton Boys’ Tea Party
The Earl often shares photos on his Instagram to provide historical information about the Spencer family and the British monarchy.
As the Queen is lying in state in London, Charles also shared a photo of George VI in Sandringham, one of King Charles III’s estates.
‘After the Queen’s father, George VI, died suddenly, in February 1952 – at the age of 56 – his coffin was placed in the parish church of the royal estate at Sandringham, with one of his gamekeepers – Messrs Clark, Dodd, Amos and Hook – is on every corner,” he wrote.