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.
Queen marks Duke of Edinburgh’s 100th birthday with rose in his name
The monarch received the gift from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and watched it placed in the Windsor Castle gardens
9 June 2021 • 10:00pm
The Queen receives a rose named after her late husband, given to her by Keith Weed, President of the Royal Horticultural Society, at Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Credit: Steve Parsons
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 him.
The monarch received the gift from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and watched it placed in the Windsor Castle gardens last week to commemorate Prince Philip s centenary on Thursday.
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 tribute as “very kind”.
She was wearing sunglasses in the June sunshine and dressed in a summery blue dress with a white floral pattern, white cardigan and a string of pearls, and was holding a patterned silk scarf.
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