The Queen’s niece’s heartfelt family detail at her funeral could be seen to echo the jewellery tributes made by other members of the Royal Family.
- The Queen's niece Lady Sarah Chatto wore a very special jewellery piece as she paid her respects to her late aunt at her State Funeral.
- Lady Sarah’s brooch is believed to have been worn several times over the years at very important royal moments.
- This royal news comes as Prince William opened up about a cause that was “close to his grandmother's heart”.
The Royal Family are known for their sentimental jewellery pieces and for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral service on 19th September certain members of The Firm opted for items that paid special tribute to Her Majesty. Kate Middleton honoured the Queen with the choice of a pearl choker that once belonged to her, whilst Meghan Markle wore pearl stud earrings that are said to have been given to her by her late grandmother-in-law.
And they weren’t the only ones to pay their respects wearing meaningful jewellery as the Queen’s niece’s heartfelt family detail was very touching. Lady Sarah Chatto, who is the daughter of the Queen’s late sister Princess Margaret, wore a particularly significant piece of royal jewellery to her aunt’s State Funeral and Committal Service.
Pinned to her long, black coat was a stunning diamond brooch believed to be one of the Snowdon Floral Brooches. These beautiful brooches are understood to have been gifted to Princess Margaret for her marriage to Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon in 1960. Lady Sarah Chatto has worn them over the years, typically for very important occasions.
She wore both brooches crafted into an eye-catching tiara for her wedding to Daniel Chatto, as well as to the Queen and Prince Philip’s 50th wedding anniversary celebrations in 1997. Lady Sarah also wore these iconic brooches to Princess Margaret’s funeral in 2002 and the decision to re-wear the Snowdon Floral Brooches as she paid her respects to her only maternal aunt is an incredibly moving one.
With so much history behind this jewellery piece and its links to both the Queen’s sister and the monarch herself through the occasions it was worn to, this could be seen as a lovely family detail.
The late Queen Elizabeth and Lady Sarah are thought to have been close and she was seated behind several of the Queen’s grandchildren at Westminster Abbey for the funeral. According to The Daily Mail, an insider once claimed, “The Queen adores Sarah and seeks out her company as often as possible.”
They added that the two royals were “hugely at ease in each other’s company” and that they shared a “sense of loyalty, fun, duty and the ridiculous”.
Following the Queen’s funeral and Committal Service, a private burial service was held attended by just close family. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch was laid to rest in the same chapel as Prince Philip, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and Lady Sarah’s mother, Princess Margaret.
