“A tribute through light.”
A few days after her death on September 8, Queen Elizabeth II was reunited with her late husband, Prince Philip, in heaven.
Literally.
Swiss artist Gerry Hofstetter projected several images of the monarch in the clouds, including a portrait of the royal couple holding hands, on the night of September 17-18.
Called
Traveling to the stars
, the work was produced in partnership with the British Embassy in Switzerland, which shared it on its social networks.
“In a deeply moving tribute to Her Majesty The Queen, world-renowned Swiss artist Gerry Hofstetter lit up the skies of Switzerland with heartwarming images of Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip
,” the embassy wrote on its Twitter account. .
On Instagram, Gerry Hofstetter posted a photo and video of his work, along with a sober comment:
“The Queen - Traveling together forever.
A tribute through light”
.
The pictures of the queen were projected 9 kilometers above the town of Lauterbrunnen, in the canton of Bern.
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In June, the artist had already composed a huge luminous work in the Swiss Alps, to celebrate the queen's platinum jubilee.
While Queen Elizabeth II is buried on Monday, after nearly two weeks of mourning and commemorations, tributes from around the world continue to flow to the United Kingdom.