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THE QUEEN made a subtle but heartfelt nod to her husband, Prince Phillip, with her funeral arrangement.

As her coffin made the journey down The Mall to Westminster Hall, eagle-eyed viewers noted the final way she paid tribute to her husband of 73 years.

The Queen's coffin featured a floral wreath with flowers from Balmoral
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The Queen's coffin featured a floral wreath with flowers from BalmoralCredit: PA
The Duke of Edinburgh's coffin featured a similar wreath
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The Duke of Edinburgh's coffin featured a similar wreathCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

reports that the wreath on the Queen's coffin is made up of dahlias, phlox, white heather, pine fir, and sweet peas from Balmoral Castle.

Similarly, when Price Philip was laid to rest in Windsor last year, the wreath on top of his coffin also featured sweet peas, among other flowers selected by the Queen.

Reportedly, Prince Phillip's wreath also contained white lilies, white roses, white freesia, white wax flower and jasmine.

Sweet peas are said to have been one of the Queen's favourite flowers.

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The flowers are "associated with the ideas of departures and goodbyes," Hello! reports.

The heartfelt nod to the couple's relationship is suitably subtle.

The wreath was laid upon the Queen's coffin along with and the .

Elizabeth II will lay in state until the early morning of her funeral on Monday September 19.

Members of the public are now queuing to see The Queen's coffin and the line has now exceeded two miles stretching past London Bridge.

The floral arrangement is reported to be a final tribute to her husband
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The floral arrangement is reported to be a final tribute to her husbandCredit: AP
The couple were together for 73 years
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The couple were together for 73 yearsCredit: Splash
The pair tied the knot in 1947
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The pair tied the knot in 1947Credit: Getty Images - Getty
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