IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Some Nigerian women in London wore uniform outfits popularly known as ‘Aso Ebi’ to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Monday, 18 September, 2022.
The monarch who ruled for more than seven decades died on Thursday, 8 September at the age of 96.
The public funeral for the Queen was concluded on Monday, as the royal family, world leaders and massive crowds paid tribute to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.
United States President Joe Biden and other world leaders attended the state funeral service in London, and thousands of people lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the queen’s coffin as it traveled from Westminster Abbey to Windsor Castle, where she was laid to rest along with her late husband, Prince Philip, in a private service later Monday.
Though wearing different colours of the same fabric, the group of Nigerian women had the late queen’s image on the front of their outfits.
The pictures were shared on Owambeuk’s Instagram page on Tuesday with the caption, ”Our London Aunties are not joking ooo❤️❤️❤️ Repping Naija all the way 💙💙💙. It started as a joke and one of us took it seriously.
The outfits were turned around in four days and delivered from Lagos to London the day before the event.
It went viral and the Palace has now requested for it to be displayed at the London Museum.”
See the photos below:
