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Antony Thrower & Angharad Thomas

Private jet's touching tribute to the Queen as 'ER' written in the skies on funeral day

A pilot used his private plane to carry out a unique tribute to the Queen by flying a special flightpath.

As the eyes of the world were on Westminster Abbey on Monday, some would have been minded to check FlightRadar.

Flying aboard a Cessna 172C Skyhawk aircraft, the pilot spelt out ERII on the flightpath - the initials which stand for Elizabeth Regina.

The 90 minute flight took off from Swansea and later landed at 2.17pm, tribute completed, Wales Online reported.

In the wake of the beloved monarch’s death in Balmoral on September 8, several people found creative ways to pay tribute to her long reign.

The pilot was aboard a Cessna 172C Skyhawk (Mike Burdett/Flickr)

An impromptu memorial at the entrance to Grimsby Community Recycling Centre in North East Lincolnshire showed a likeness of the late monarch made out of tyres.

Complete with a crown, cape, beaded necklace and a large red heart, the decoration is rounded off with a note of remembrance inside a love heart which reads: "RIP".

Across the country, knitted tributes to the late Queen were found on postboxes across the UK .

From the Scottish Highlands to Milton Keynes, fleecy corgis, crowns and even the late ruler herself have been left on display by Royal fans.

One, in Ballatar, Aberdeenshire, showed the Queen wearing grey while holding a small black handbag. It was left on a red postbox with a note saying: “Thank you, your majesty. Made with love by Facebook Torphins Post box”.

On social media, the creator of the tribute revealed they had knitted it in just 48 hours and had only two hours of sleep, as they wanted it on show in the village as soon as possible.

Other royal fans decided to leave more traditional tributes outside palaces, written letters and shared wonderful memories of Britain's longest-serving monarch.

In a nod to a sketch starring her majesty alongside Paddington Bear for her Platinum Jubilee, several took it upon themselves to make marmalade sandwiches “for later.”

Pall bearers carry the Queen's coffin into St. George's Chapel (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The practice was later stopped as it was felt too many of the sweet snacks were being left outside royal residences.

The Queen was finally laid to rest yesterday after ceremonies in Westminster Abbey and Windsor, before a private burial on Monday evening.

She joined her beloved husband Prince Philip, who died 18 months ago at 97.

Earlier, the monarch had been lying in state at Westminster Hall since Wednesday, September 14.

Thousands of people had queued over the four days to file past her coffin and pay their final respects.

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