THE Duchess of Cambridge paid tribute to her code-breaker gran yesterday with her poppy brooch.
Kate, 37, wore the 29.99 brooch at the Cenotaph in memory of her dads mum, Valerie Glassborow.
The Duchess of Cambridge paid tribute to her code-breaker gran yesterday with her poppy brooch
Valerie Glassborow worked at Bletchley Park where the Nazis Enigma machine code was deciphered during World War Two
Valerie worked at Bletchley Park where the Nazis Enigma machine code was deciphered during World War Two.
The codebreakers poppy was released earlier this year to remember those who worked in signal intelligence and has lest we forget inscribed in the back.
The official poppy website revealed the design of the elegant brooch was inspired by the rotors of the Enigma machines, from which Allied cryptologists successfully decrypted a vast number of enemy messages during the Second World War.
It is called an extraordinary tribute to the work of those in signal intelligence.
The design of the elegant brooch was inspired by the rotors of the Enigma machines’
In May Kate visited Bletchley Park to meet with veteran WW2 codebreakers and used an Enigma machine
Kate was also shown commemorative bricks dedicated to both her grandmother Valerie and her great aunt Mary
In May Kate visited Bletchley Park to meet with veteran WW2 codebreakers.
The Duchess was also shown commemorative bricks dedicated to both her grandmother Valerie and her great aunt Mary.
During the Remembrance Sunday service the Queen was seen wiping away a tear as she led the tributes to the nations war dead, flanked by Kate and The Duchess of Cornwall.
The Duchess of Sussex watched from a separate balcony with the Countess of Wessex and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
After the country gave its silent salute, Prince Charles laid a wreath on the Queens behalf.
Princes William and Harry also laid tributes.
The Duke of Edinburgh was not present, having retired from royal duties in 2017.
During the Remembrance Sunday service the Queen was seen wiping away a tear as she led the tributes
The Queen was flanked by Kate and The Duchess of Cornwall
The Duchess of Sussex watched from a separate balcony with the Countess of Wessex and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence
