King Charles III, 74, remembered his late mom, Queen Elizabeth II, with a touching tribute on the eve of the primary anniversary of her dying. The top of the Royal Household took to social media on Sept. 7 to share a video montage with reminiscences of the late monarch, together with a voice recording of him paying tribute to her. “In marking the primary anniversary of Her late Majesty’s dying and my Accession, we recall with nice affection her lengthy life, devoted service and all she meant to so many people,” he mentioned within the clip.
The 74-year-old went on to precise his gratitude for the assist that the UK has given to him and his spouse, Queen Camilla, 76. “I’m deeply grateful, too, for the love and assist that has been proven to my spouse and myself throughout this 12 months as we do our utmost to be of service to you all,” he concluded within the audio. He notably signed the caption with “- Charles R.” The daddy of Prince Harry, 38, and Prince William, 41, ascended to the throne upon his mom’s dying in Sept. 2022. Elizabeth died on Sept. 8 of that 12 months.
A number of the images included within the video montage pictured Elizabeth together with her eldest son and his spouse. The principle snapshot was one of many late 96-year-old’s earlier royal portraits. Elizabeth appeared beautiful with an official black velvet cape and a big crown on her head. Harry and William’s grandmother served because the British monarch from 1952 till her passing in 2022.
Quickly after the Royal Household‘s social media account shared the tribute put up, lots of the queen’s admirers took to the feedback to recollect Her Majesty someday forward of the anniversary of her passing. “Your Majesties are carrying on the legacy with compassion and dignity…,” one fan wrote, whereas one other penned, “I’ll all the time bear in mind the place I used to be for the time being once I realized that Queen Elizabeth handed.” Elizabeth is survived by her 4 youngsters together with: Anne, Princess Royal, 73, Prince Andrew, 63, Prince Edward, 59, and Charles.
The king was not the one Royal Member of the family to honor Elizabeth on Sept. 7 both, as Harry talked about her in his speech on the annual awards for WellChild within the U.Ok., as reported by PEOPLE. “As you understand, I used to be unable to attend the awards final 12 months as my grandmother handed away,” the 38-year-old started in his speech. “As you additionally most likely know, she would have been the primary particular person to insist that I nonetheless come to be with you all as a substitute of going to her. And that’s exactly why I do know, precisely one 12 months on, she is wanting down on all of us tonight, joyful we’re collectively persevering with to highlight such an unbelievable neighborhood.”
Final 12 months, Harry and his spouse, Meghan Markle, cancelled their journey to the annual ceremony upon studying about Elizabeth’s declining well being. A rep for the duo informed the magazine on Sept. 7, that they are going to honor her on the anniversary of her dying in personal. “The Duke, the Duchess and their household will privately acknowledge and honor the Queen on the anniversary of her passing,” they mentioned.