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Pink And White Rose Named In Honor Of Late Prince Philip Given To Queen Elizabeth
The Queen marked what would have been her husband s 100th birthday with the planting of the Duke of Edinburgh Rose.
LONDON (AP) Queen Elizabeth II has marked what would have been her husband Prince Philip’s 100th birthday with the planting of a newly bred rose named after him.
The monarch watched the Duke of Edinburgh Rose planted in the Windsor Castle gardens last week to commemorate Philip’s centenary Thursday.
She was pictured smiling as she accepted the small rose bush, wrapped in brown paper and twine, from the Royal Horticultural Society’s president.