In particular, the flower is used as a metaphor to symbolise both Armitage’s poem and the tribute it represents, and the Queen herself.

Echoing the Queen’s speech on her 21st birthday – in which she famously said her whole life, “whether it be long or short”, would be devoted to serving her “great imperial family” – the first stanza references the Queen’s lifelong devotion to her role.

“A promise made and kept for life – that was your gift,” it reads. “Because of which, here is a gift in return, glovewort to some / Each shining bonnet guarded by stern lance-like leaves.”

The Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, has released a moving poem to mark the Queen’s death