Dennis Wall, the stickmaker who made the stick for Her Majesty, explained that it was in early April when he was contacted by an army official who asked him to present three of his best sticks for the Queen to choose from. Like a present.
Mr Wall, who had previously made sticks for the royal family, including the Prince of Wales, told The Telegraph that the army had collected 10 sticks to take to Buckingham Palace so the queen could have a set of them. to choose.
He placed three sticks, two of which were number one on the Chatsworth show. One stick was carved, and the other was an ordinary rarer Jacob. However, the queen chose the stick that never won the show.
The queen told the army spokeswoman she wanted several changes, which he completed “a few weeks ago”.
These include making the rod one inch shorter and removing the standard common ferrule – the end that touches the ground – and replacing it with a horn tip such as the top of the rod.
The sleeve is made from the horns of a local ram from a herdwick.
The army wanted to add an engraved collar to put on the staff ready for the platinum anniversary celebrations this weekend.
Mr Wall said he had watched the festivities on television and said the Queen “looks very comfortable with this and her choice is appropriate”.
“She looked so natural to him. She watched calmly. It seemed to be made for her, “he said.
Mr Wall added that he was “quite excited”, that he had been asked to make the queen’s cane and that this was completely “unexpected”.
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