BURIED IN BELOVED ITEMS

The queen had an impressive jewellery collection consisting of over 300 pieces but it’s believed she was buried in just two simple items: a pair of signature pearl earrings and her wedding ring, which is made of Welsh gold.

Princess Anne will inherit her mother’s engagement ring (BELOW), which Prince Philip helped to design. It contains 11 natural diamonds taken from a tiara owned by Philip’s mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, and is reportedly worth around £150 000 (R3 million).

Royal expert Mok O’Keefe says Her Majesty’s wedding band is the only piece of jewellery she needed to be buried with.

“This act of love seems fitting for a woman who actively enjoyed the simple things in life and, because of her strong faith, believed she would enjoy the riches of heaven.”