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The brand new millennium introduced new adjustments and challenges to the Queen and the royal household—together with the lack of two shut members of Elizabeth II’s household.
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Almost 5 years after the demise of Diana, Princess of Wales, the royal household discovered itself in mourning as soon as once more. This time, they felt the lack of a pricey mom and sister, who had fashioned a robust royal trio because the days of the Queen’s accession in 1952.
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Just some months earlier, the household had gathered for a milestone birthday celebration. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mom celebrated her one hundred and first birthday at Clarence Home in London on August 4, 2001. She was joined by her daughters, in addition to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren for the celebration.
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The Queen Mum wore a number of favourite items of knickknack, together with a triple strand of pearls, her diamond floral earrings, and Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Brooch, for the birthday celebration.
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However about six months later, celebration turned to remembrance. On February 9, 2002, Princess Margaret died. She had not been in good well being for a while, however she had made certainly one of her ultimate public appearances on the Queen Mom’s birthday celebration the earlier August. After which, on March 30, 2002, the Queen Mom handed away in Windsor. Two of the Queen’s most essential confidantes and supporters have been gone inside a interval of solely seven weeks.
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Princess Margaret’s funeral was held at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor on February 15, 2002. The personal service was attended by household and mates.
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For the personal service, the Queen wore the Metropolis of London Lily Brooch. Apparently, it’s the identical one she wore for the Queen Mom’s one hundred and first birthday celebrations (pictured close to the highest of this text).
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Against this, the late Queen Mom was memorialized with a grand ceremonial funeral in London. The sample of her funeral adopted the identical common order that we’ve seen taking place within the metropolis this week. On April 5, 2002, the Queen Mom’s coffin was taken in procession to Westminster Corridor, the place she lay in state for a number of days. The Queen Consort’s Crown that had been made for her in 1937 was positioned atop the coffin. (We mentioned that crown intimately in a current article.)
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Simply because the royal household did yesterday, they accompanied the coffin on its journey to Westminster Corridor and took part in a brief service on arrival. The Queen, who typically wore items from her assortment of diamond and pearl ribbon brooches for memorial events, wore the Dorset Bow Brooch for the Westminster Corridor service. The jewel was certainly one of Queen Mary’s marriage ceremony presents. Mary gave it to the Queen as a marriage current in 1947.
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On April 9, 2002, the Queen Mom’s funeral was held at Westminster Abbey, with the complete royal household in attendance.
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The Queen, pictured right here with Prince William and safety officer Richard Griffin, once more selected certainly one of her diamond and pearl bow brooches for the service. This time, she wore the Kensington Bow Brooch with its pearl pendant.
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The brooch is one other jewel that belonged to Queen Mary. It was given to Mary as a marriage current in 1893. Sixty years later, in 1953, the brooch was inherited by Queen Elizabeth II.
