The rose is also the symbol of England.

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The favorite rose of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was “Albertine,” which she grew at the Castle of Mey in Scotland.

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Cold Cream of Roses was made for Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Duchess of York (later the Queen Mother), by Malcolm Macfarlane, a pharmacist in Forfar, who had sent her a jar as a wedding present.

She received fresh supplies from the pharmacy until 1990, when the pharmacist who succeeded Macfarlane retired.
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