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Burberry has designed a scarf for the Queen's platinum jubilee and it will set you back R6 500

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Burberry has designed a commemorative scarf for the Queen's platinum jubilee.
Burberry has designed a commemorative scarf for the Queen's platinum jubilee.
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Burberry is celebrating Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee with a series of activations in London.

Among these is a collectable commemorative scarf. The square-shaped silk accessory is decorated with hand-illustrated motifs inspired by ancient British woodlands as well as their flora and fauna, Vogue Arabia writes.

The scarf features Yew trees, butterflies, bluebells, squirrels and birds.Each bird represents one of the four British nations -- a robin for England, capercaillie for Scotland, sparrowhawk for Northern Ireland, and a golden eagle for Wales.

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"Celebrating The Queen's 70 years of service, the #Burberry Platinum Jubilee scarf is hand-illustrated with wildlife and pollinators found in British woodlands across the four nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland," Burberry shared on their official Instagram. 

The scarf is listed on the Burberry website at a retail price of £330 (R6 500). 

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