The king Charles III of England This Friday he reaches his first anniversary at the head of the throne of Britainin a management that continued the line of the historic mandate of 70 years of his mother, the queen Isabel IIdied on the same day, a fact that gives a touch of mourning to the commemoration.
This September 8 is a significant date for the British monarchy because not only is it the first anniversary of the reign of Charles IIIbut also that of the death of the iconic queen Isabel II.
For both commemorations there will be no official public events, according to a royal spokesperson, since the British monarch of 74 years will celebrate his accession to the throne privately, and there are no plans for a private meeting of the Royal family.
After a reign of 70 years old, Queen Elizabeth II died in balmoral on September 8, 2022, at 96 yearsand that same day, his son Carlos assumed the throne and took the name Charles III.
Local media have commented in recent days that this September 8 will be “a date of introspection” for the royal family in which Carlos and the queen Camila will privately remember the death of Elizabeth II from the Balmoral Castlein Aberdeenshire, Edinburgh.
A commemoration without public events
Instead of public events, the monarchy will opt for intimate and personal moments to commemorate this significant day.
The prince is expected William and his wife Kate Middleton make an official engagement tomorrow, which will include a visit to the ancient St. David’s Church.
Grant Haroldformer royal butler, quoted by the newspaper independentshared details of how her own Isabel II He remembered the death of his father.
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“For her father’s birthday, the queen always commemorated him by being in Sandringham that day and even went to church. Harold suggested that it would not be surprising if other members of the Royal family follow this ritual.
Jennie Bondformer royal correspondent of the BBCmentioned that Charles III will probably continue this tradition, remembering that “Carlos paid the most beautiful tribute to the late queen at the time of her death.”
The first year of the reign of Charles III It has been full of expectations, reflections and adjustments, as highlighted by the main British media.
Its beginning, marked by the painful farewell to the queen mother, became one of the most shocking events of the 21st century. The coronation in May was a mix of tradition and modernity, evidencing a monarchy that moves towards the future without forgetting its past.
Source: Ambito
