Spider on Queen Elizabeth's Coffin Spotted During State Funeral: 'It's a Good Omen'

Mar. 15, 2025

Sharp observers spotted an unexpected guest atopQueen Elizabeth’s coffin during herstate funeralat Westminster Abbey in London on Monday.

The white card on royal letterhead read: “In loving and devoted memory, Charles R.” Social media users couldn’t help but notice a spider on the coffin and spotted the critter crawling across the King’s note.

Some of the users shared images of the spider and said they believed it to be a good omen.

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth.Christopher Furlong/Getty

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“The most famous spider in the world right now,” one user tweeted alongside a shortvideoof the moment. “A spider hitching a ride on the coffin ofQueen ElizabethII I think it hid behind the flowers,” another person said.

One tweetread, “Spider crawling around the Queen’s coffin during this whole procession is the real MVP.”

“On Queens coffin, a spider> Spider meaning and symbolism include artistry, manifestation, patience, feminine power, ancient wisdom, illusion, balance, and interconnection,” another Twitter userwrote.

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“The Queen and the spider. That’s a book title right there,” one person said.

Another wrote, “Did anyone else see the spider crawling across the card on the flowers? The Queen would have been happy she loves Nature.”

The state funeral for the Queen commenced at 11 a.m. local time in London’sWestminster Abbey. The history-making monarch’s lying-in-state came to a close earlier in the morning, with the last members of the public ushered out of Westminster Hall around 6:30 a.m.

More than 2,000 people, including world leaders and foreign royals, watched as the coffin was carried up the same aisle the late monarch walked to marryPrince Philipnearly 76 years before.

source: people.com