The death of the throne holder is a bittersweet moment for the Royal Family. On one hand, they lose their loved one (mostly a parent) and on the other hand, they get to become the monarch and fulfil their destiny.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s death last year was the same moment for King Charles. As the late Queen’s death marks its first anniversary, King Charles plans to spend it privately.
King Charles to mark Queen’s death anniversary privately
According to Sky News, King Charles and Queen Camilla will not be holding a family gathering at Balmoral estate to commemorate the passing of the late monarch. There is no public event planned either for the occasion.
King Charles addresses the nation when Queen Elizabeth died 🥲
— The Caribbean Prince (@Freedom16356531) July 29, 2023
“May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest” 🕊️ - King Charles 💔 pic.twitter.com/tB3GSAXiFn
The King and Queen are currently on their traditional summer break and as a custom, they will not be attending any public engagements during the week of the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's death. King Charles’ decision to mark his mother’s death anniversary is similar to Queen Elizabeth II’s way of spending his father’s death anniversary. She used to mark the passing of her father King George VI privately at Sandringham.
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Prince Harry and Meghan snubbed from family gathering
While there will be no official royal gathering to make the passion of Queen Elizabeth II, some royal family members like Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson will be at Balmoral to mourn the late monarch.
My, Dan Ojowa, advice to Prince Harry and Meghan is they skip the Balmoral invite by King Charles. Why the olive branch after all the vile?! pic.twitter.com/CFpfaZUfsp
— Dan Ojowa (@DanOjowa) July 30, 2023
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle - who will be in Germany during that time - have been given no invitation to spend the unfortunate day with their family in the UK. A source told The Sun:
There hasn’t been any outreach to them.
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Sky News: King expected to mark anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's death privately
The Sun: Harry and Meghan SNUBBED from royal gathering to mark one year since Queen’s death – despite already being in Europe
