Queen Elizabeth funeral: King Charles wrote a special note for his mother’s coffin

It would be the final thing King Charles would ever write to his mother, but royal fans couldn’t help but spot an unplanned visitor.

The new King has left a message on his mother’s coffin in a touching yet familiar tribute, as Her Majesty passed through London for the final time.

As The Queen’s coffin moved out Westminster Abbey and passed by crowds of thousands at the conclusion of her funeral service, a small handwritten note placed on the floral wreath topping her coffin read a message from her son.

The note at the top of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin. Picture: Getty.

The words “In loving and devoted memory” were written on a small card, and signed “Charles R,” identifying her eldest son Charles as the new reigning Monarch.

Much like her own, the Queen left a handwritten note on top of her late husband’s coffin following the death of Prince Philip in 2021.

It seems a little spider wanted to bid a final farewell to Her Majesty. You can see the little guy crawling along the top of the white card in the flower arrangement on Queen Elizabeth’s coffin. #QueenElizabethIIMemorial
Apologies for the choppy audio/video. pic.twitter.com/70Bq63mh9S

— BEN WILSON (@BenWilsonThings) September 19, 2022

She signed it “Lilibet,” the nickname Prince Philip had for his wife of many years.

In a show of appreciation for both his parents, the Queen’s floral tribute atop her coffin, a gift from King Charles III, included an array of flowers from significant parts of Queen Elizabeth’s life, including her wedding to Prince Philip.

Sharp-eyed watchers of the royal funeral say they spotted a spider scuttling on the card riding atop the Queen’s coffin.

King Charles III walks beside The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II. Picture: AFP

Incredulous viewers took to social media to comment on the appearance of the arachnid, with one saying the Queen would have been pleased, given she was a lover of nature. Another suggested ‘The Queen and the Spider’ would make a good title for a picture book.

Flowers in the wreath were cut from gardens across Buckingham Palace, Clarence House (where the Queen Mother lived) and Highgrove House.

The wreath included rosemary for remembrance, and myrtle cut from the plant grown from Queen Elizabeth’s bridal bouquet in 1947.

Myrtle is said to be a symbol of a happy marriage.

The Queen will be buried alongside her husband, who died in April last year, in Windsor.