King Charles III, 74, remembered his late mom, Queen Elizabeth II, with a touching tribute on the eve of the primary anniversary of her demise. The pinnacle 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 demise and my Accession, we recall with nice affection her lengthy life, devoted service and all she meant to so many people,” he stated within the clip.
The 74-year-old went on to precise his gratitude for the help that the UK has given to him and his spouse, Queen Camilla, 76. “I’m deeply grateful, too, for the love and help that has been proven to my spouse and myself throughout this yr 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 demise in Sept. 2022. Elizabeth died on Sept. 8 of that yr.
Among the pictures included within the video montage pictured Elizabeth along with her eldest son and his spouse. The primary snapshot was one of many late 96-year-old’s earlier royal portraits. Elizabeth seemed 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 publish, most of the queen’s admirers took to the feedback to recollect Her Majesty in the future 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 discovered 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.Okay., as reported by PEOPLE. “As you recognize, I used to be unable to attend the awards final yr 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 individual to insist that I nonetheless come to be with you all as an alternative of going to her. And that’s exactly why I do know, precisely one yr on, she is trying down on all of us tonight, pleased we’re collectively persevering with to highlight such an unbelievable group.”
Final yr, 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 demise in personal. “The Duke, the Duchess and their household will privately acknowledge and honor the Queen on the anniversary of her passing,” they stated.