Spider spotted on Queen Elizabeth IIs coffin, internet reacts

One unexpected guest that attended Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral was a spider. On Sept. 19, the creature was seen crawling on a card affixed to a floral wreath on the late monarch’s casket as it entered Westminster Abbey.

It turned out to be a lighter moment during the otherwise sombre occasion as hundreds of social media users started posting pictures and videos of the spider.

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Here take a look at the tiny spider atop the sovereign’s beautiful floral wreath: 

King Charles III wrote “In loving and devoted memory” before signing his name on the card atop Her Majesty’s casket, where the spider was seen. The floral wreath that accompanied him was arranged at his request, and it represents a significant amount of history to the Queen, according to Buckingham Palace.

“The wreath contains flowers and foliage cut from the gardens of Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, and Highgrove House at His Majesty The King’s request,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “This includes symbolically significant foliage.”

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Some stems honoured the late monarch’s 73-year marriage to Prince Philip, while others reflected the Royal Standard.

During the funeral service, King Charles and several other members of the royal family, including Queen Consort Camilla, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Prince William, and Princess Kate Middleton, sat alongside the Queen’s crown, sceptre, and orb on her casket.

Queen Elizabeth will be laid to rest in St. George’s Chapel within Windsor Castle, where her husband and parents, George VI and Queen Elizabeth, are also buried.

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Fans on social media have hilarious reactions to the spider and are calling it the new member of the royal family, the ‘royal spider’. Fans pointed out that the presence of a spider is a good omen and tweeted- 

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The queen’s coffin sits at the center of the abbey after being borne Monday by pallbearers and accompanied by her son King Charles III, and other members of the royal family.