This Christmas, Queen Elizabeth II is keeping her late husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh close to her heart.
The 95-year-old British monarch was seen wearing a sapphire chrysanthemum brooch honoring her late husband Prince Philip in the first look at her annual Christmas Day speech.
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While this will be her 69th Christmas Day address to the nation, it will be her first without Prince Philip, who died on April 9 at the age of 99.
Her choice of accessory is most likely a nod to the Duke of Edinburgh, as she wore the same special sparkle for several memorable occasions with him, including a photocall during their 1947 honeymoon in Broadlands, Hampshire.
She also wore the same brooch 60 years later, pinning it to a pale blue dress as the couple returned to Broadlands to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary in 2007. She appears to have liked the accessory for anniversaries as well, as she wore it for their 70th wedding anniversary in November 2017.
During her upcoming speech, she will even have a photo from their diamond anniversary sitting atop her desk in Windsor Castle’s White Drawing Room.
The yearly speech will be streamed on the royal family’s YouTube page for those who are not in the UK.
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A Clarence House spokesperson confirmed to People that, in addition to her annual speech, the Queen will reportedly ring in the holidays by sharing Christmas pudding with her eldest son, Prince Charles, and his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, at Windsor Castle on Saturday.
The announcement came after the outlet reported that the Queen would not travel to Sandringham for Christmas as planned, owing to an increase in COVID-19 cases across the UK.
