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The Queen, based at Windsor castle, was presented with the shrub on Wednesday last week by the aptly named Keith Weed, president of the Royal Horticultural Society, of which she is patron.

The Duke of Edinburgh Rose is deep pink, dappled with white lines and double-flowered.

The Queen has poignantly marked what would have been the Duke of Edinburgh’s 100th birthday with the planting of a newly-bred rose named after her beloved late husband. The monarch received the gift from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and watched it placed in the Windsor Castle gardens last week to commemorate Philip’s centenary on Thursday. The Queen described the Duke of Edinburgh Rose, which is deep pink, dappled with white lines and double-flowered, as “lovely” and the tribut...

Queen marks Philip’s 100th birthday in a poignant way Monarch planted a newly-bred rose named after her beloved late husband Queen Elizabeth II receives a Duke of Edinburgh rose, given to her by Keith Weed, President of the Royal Horticultural Society GET THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY IN YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used...