Nymphaea lotus Coptic flag. Claire Waight Keller included the flower to represent Malawi in Meghan Markle's wedding veil, which included the distinctive flora of each Commonwealth country. In some parts of Africa the rhizomes and tubers are eaten for the starch they contain either boiled, roasted or ground to a flour after drying. The young fruits are sometimes consumed as a salad. The seeds are turned into a meal. The tubers or the seeds are used as a famine food in India. The ancient Egyptians cultivated the white lotus in ponds and marshes. This flower often appears in ancient Egyptian decorations. They
Lotus Intro settle." According to Robert Copsey for Digital Spy, the singer explains how the a Lotus Flower is "the unbreakable flower" in the lyrics "To the sky I rise/ Spread my wings and fly". He further wrote that the listener could be fooled by the title "Lotus Intro", as it is a full length song and not a short introduction. Sarah Godfrey for "The Washington Post" was critical of Aguilera's vocal performance, writing that although the singer's strength is her voice, she sounds "modulated beyond recognition". Aguilera performed "Lotus Intro" for the first time at the 40th American Music Awards on