Happy Birthday to Queen Elizabeth

This weekend Queen Elizabeth will be celebrating her 90^thBirthday and from the entire Shropshire Petals bunch we'd like to wish our Liz a happy birthday! To celebrate, our very own Rosemary Bubb has put together a beautiful window display at the nearby Sherifhales church to commemorate Her majesty's birthday. Inspired by The Queen's racing colours, Rosemary used our Shropshire Petals natural flower petals to create a charming display.

The Queen's racing silks have been in the royal family since the late 19th century when the Queen's great-grandfather, King Edward VII, introduced them. The silks are worn by The Queen's jockeys when riding Her Majesty's horses.

The jacket has a purple body with scarlet sleeves and gold braiding, whilst the black velvet cap has a gold fringe. Rosemary used Midnight Blue for the jacket body, Lady in Red for the red sleeves and Honey'B for all the golden highlights, plus a scattering of Midnight Blue and Icing Sugar in the background.

It's not the first time SP have rejoiced in honour of The Queen, back in 2012 during the Jubilee Shropshire Petals were were personally at hand with plenty of throwing confetti to celebrate the occasion. As part of the Jubilee local school children were asked to take part in the parade which ended in front of The Queen, with everyone throwing confetti to mark the momentous occasion. Here's a snap taken on the day. 

Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

Love as always SP xx