{"id":323812,"date":"2026-08-18T06:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/323812\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T06:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:31:02","slug":"india-hicks-shares-the-detail-shell-never-forget-about-queen-elizabeths-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/323812\/","title":{"rendered":"India Hicks Shares the Detail She’ll “Never Forget” About Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although she\u2019s not a member of the Royal Family, India Hicks<\/a> has grown up in royal circles her entire life as a goddaughter of King Charles<\/a> and the daughter of Lady Pamela Hicks, one of Queen Elizabeth\u2019s ladies-in-waiting. India, who lost her mother<\/a> in June, recently sat down with the Telegraph<\/a> to discuss her new book, but she also revealed some of her touching memories of royal events.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do feel we are saying goodbye to an amazing generation,\u201d Hicks said of her mother and the late Queen<\/a>. \u201cThey lived through a war and were so much tougher than us and much less spoilt. There\u2019s so much to admire in them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reflecting on Queen Elizabeth\u2019s funeral<\/a>, Hicks said one thing that stands out the most is how the public\u2019s floral tributes were included in the event. \u201cAs my mother and I descended the coach that took us from the Westminster Abbey service to Windsor, we were both hit by the most extraordinary smell of the floral tributes,\u201d she told the publication. \u201cIt\u2019s something I will never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Flowers from the public line the Long Walk in Windsor as Queen Elizabeth’s coffin travels to her final resting place.<\/p>\n

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India Hicks walks behind her mother, Lady Pamela Hicks, at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.<\/p>\n

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Bouquets left to honor the late Queen were moved to line the Long Walk<\/a> in Windsor as her casket traveled by car along the route to Windsor Castle<\/a>, and Hicks noted, \u201cIt was such a wonderful touch that the flowers sent by her people were moved so they were there at the centre of everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another royal memory the author shared was a souvenir she received from King Charles and Queen Camilla<\/a>\u2019s 2005 wedding<\/a>. \u201cIt was just this little memento that was incredibly moving,\u201d she said, explaining she received a slice of wedding cake in a beautifully designed tin.<\/p>\n

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On the topic of design, Hicks\u2014who served as a bridesmaid<\/a> at Princess Diana and Prince Charles’s wedding<\/a>\u2014is launching her latest book, India Hicks: Entertaining, With a Side of Chaos, this September. Focused on hosting in a busy world, the title aims to be less \u201cperfection-oriented\u201d than her last entertaining book, released seven years ago.<\/p>\n

India says that \u201cin the intervening years\u201d since her last book, \u201clife has got more chaotic and frantic\u2014for me and everyone else, I think\u2014and I\u2019ve realised that with entertaining, it doesn\u2019t have to be perfect. I want people to look at this and breathe a sigh of relief and realise this is manageable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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