A QUILT requested by the Queen is to be displayed at Markers House in Fareham.

The quilt will be displayed before being to sent to Buckingham Palace.

The maker, Devida Bushrod, 44, born in Fareham, now lives in Oklahoma in the United States.

She used her creativity to create a quilt of the Queen to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.

After finishing it, in May this year, she sent a letter to Buckingham Palace to see if she would be able to send it to the Queen.

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She received a letter back from Buckingham Palace in July, requesting that she send the quilt she made of Queen Elizabeth to her Majesty.

Devida said: "As soon as I saw the Royal crest, I knew it was from the Palace and my heart just skipped a beat!

“This is probably the most unique quilt I have made and I am pretty overwhelmed that the palace even wrote back to me, let alone wants the quilt! I am excited to see where it ends up.

“From visiting Windsor Castle, I know that the Palace displays gifts to the Queen, but I honestly have no idea if that's what will happen to the quilt. I guess I just have to wait and see.”

Before being sent to the palace, the quilt is to be displayed at The Makers House in Fareham until 26.

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