During the historic ceremony of the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey today, eagle-eyed fans spotted a heartfelt moment as a tiny guest made an appearance during the event. Royal fans shared their wholesome reaction on social media as a symbolic white butterfly appeared when Queen Elizabeth II 's coffin was lifted into the hearse.
The small insect was seen fluttering over members of the royal family and guards before eventually flying over the hearse and out of shot. The sweet moment occurred during a meaningful moment of silence - before Her Majesty's coffin set off to St. George's Chapel in Windsor where she'll be laid to rest beside her late husband Prince Philip.
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A short clip of news coverage was posted to Twitter by an onlooker who wrote: "Aw how lovely - a white butterfly flies over Queen's hearse / coffin #queensfuneral."
Royal fan Denise Stammers shared the video online beside a butterfly, crown, and heart emoji.
Whilst the captured moment initially seemed simply bizarre, it holds a symbolic meaning - as a closer look at the meaning behind a white butterfly will show.
Denise posted the description online in a thread on her original post. It read: "White butterflies can often be a simple message of comfort to someone, particularly if they're mourning.
"According to Van, 'Signs like this are a wonderful balm to the loneliness we so often feel after losing a loved one.
"They tell us that though it may appear otherwise, we aren't alone.'"
Fellow viewers - who also spotted the moment on television - described their gratitude for fellow royal fans who also caught glimpse of the insect.
"I’m glad someone else spotted this!! Absolutely perfect someone else agreed," a differ user wrote beside a butterfly emoji.
"I had to rewind, lovely sign," someone else said.
However, the white butterfly wasn't the only insect that made an appearance during the monarch's ceremony as royal fans were gobsmacked after spotting a spider running across the flowers on Her Majesty's coffin.
Several people on social media noted the appearance of a spider on the Queen’s coffin as the ceremony took place.
The creature was seen crawling across a piece of card placed on the coffin alongside the crown and a floral display.
A screenshot of the insect on the card was also posted to Twitter by an eagle-eyed viewer who wrote: "Bro there's a spider running across the card on the queen's coffin."
Another added: "Whoever left the #interflora card on the queen's flowers didn’t notice, what is now, the worlds most famous spider."
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