The Queen has made a sentimental tribute to her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, on this 12 months’s Christmas Day message to the nation.
{A photograph} launched by Buckingham Palace forward of the televised tackle reveals Her Majesty seated behind a desk within the White Drawing Room at Windsor Fortress, in entrance of a brightly lit Christmas tree.
On the desk sits a single framed {photograph} of the Queen and Prince Philip that was taken in 2007 at Broadlands nation home, Hampshire – the place the pair spent the primary a part of their honeymoon after they married in 1947.
Within the image, the Queen and Philip are seen each other and smiling throughout their diamond wedding ceremony anniversary celebrations.
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh stroll at Broadlands, Hampshire, in 2007
(POOL/AFP through Getty Pictures)
The monarch, who’s celebrating her first Christmas with out her husband since his loss of life in April this 12 months, is carrying the identical sapphire chrysanthemum brooch throughout this 12 months’s speech as she wore for a photocall on the honeymoon.
The couple married on 20 November 1947 and later departed from Waterloo station with their corgi Sue to Broadlands, the house of Philip’s uncle, Earl Mountbatten, for the primary a part of their honeymoon.
The second a part of the honeymoon was spent at Birkhall on the Balmoral property. Earlier than leaving for Scotland, the couple issued a press release from Buckingham Palace to thank the general public for his or her properly needs.
Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) and her husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pose throughout their honeymoon, November 25, 1947 in Broadlands property
(-/AFP through Getty Pictures)
The assertion learn: “Earlier than we depart for Scotland tonight we wish to say that the reception given us on our wedding ceremony day and the loving curiosity proven by our fellow-countrymen and well-wishers in all elements of the world have left an impression which is able to by no means develop faint.
“We will discover no phrases to specific what we really feel, however we are able to at the very least provide our grateful due to the thousands and thousands who’ve given us this unforgettable send-off in our married life.”
Her Majesty additionally wore the sapphire brooch to have a good time the couple’s diamond wedding ceremony anniversary in 2007, which marked 60 years of marriage.
The lone {photograph} of her and Philip on the desk is very vital as a result of the Queen often has numerous private household images displayed throughout her annual speech.
Final 12 months, the Queen additionally displayed a single {photograph} on her desk of Philip. However in earlier years, the desk has been adorned by a number of images of Philip, Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and different relations.
The Queen and Philip had been married for 73 years when he died earlier this 12 months at age 99. In a press release saying his loss of life, she described him as her “beloved husband”.
The monarch’s Christmas Day speech this 12 months is anticipated to be a very private one, because the Queen herself suffered a well being setback in October which left her unable to attend a number of scheduled occasions.
Nevertheless, she additionally welcomed 4 new great-grandchildren to the royal household this 12 months – August to Princess Eugenie, Lucas to Zara Tindall, Lilibet to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and Sienna to Princess Beatrice.
Kaynak: briturkish.com
