Camilla visits memorial for late Queen
THE Queen Consort was left “very moved” after visiting a new memorial space dedicated to the late Queen during a ceremony to commemorate the nation’s war dead.
Camilla viewed the temporary plot created for the nation to leave floral and other tributes to the late monarch after she had recognised the sacrifices of those who fought and died for their country.
In Westminster Abbey’s Field of Remembrance, she placed a tiny wooden cross adorned with a red poppy into a larger cross made from the flowers forever associated with the First World War.
Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis, president of the Poppy Factory which organises all the memorial plots at the Abbey, joined Camilla as she viewed the site dedicated to Elizabeth II.
He said afterwards: “The Queen Consort was very moved and thought it was a lovely touch and said she was looking forward to seeing it filled with flowers.”