Queen Elizabeth Death / King Charles

 

King Charles attends service for anniversary of Elizabeth II's death.

         The portrait of the late Queen has not been released before!!

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have marked the first anniversary of Elizabeth II's death with a prayer service near Balmoral.

They were at Crathie Kirk, while the Duke of Sussex visited St George's Chapel in Windsor - the late queen's final resting place.

The Prince and Princess of Wales attended a private service at St Davids Cathedral in Pembrokeshire.

The King also released a message and a favourite photograph of the late queen.

The photograph chosen by the King shows the queen at an official portrait sitting in 1968 aged 42.

Elizabeth II died aged 96 at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire on 8 September last year, just months after her Platinum Jubilee which marked 70 years on the throne.

The King, who has spent the summer at his Birkhall residence and Balmoral, attended the nearby Crathie Kirk church for private memorial prayers on Friday morning.

Following the service, the King and Queen went on a walkabout, smiling and sharing jokes with Balmoral Estate staff, members of the royal household, local primary school pupils and residents from the nearby town of Ballater.

Prince William and Catherine attended a short private service on Friday at St Davids Cathedral - some 500 miles away in Wales.

Catherine, wearing earrings which belonged to the late queen, laid flowers in front of a portrait of her.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry was photographed leaving St George's Chapel in Windsor after paying respects to his grandmother.

The chapel, where the late queen's moving Committal Service was held, is home to Elizabeth II's final resting place - the King George VI Memorial Chapel.

In his short tribute, the King thanked the nation for the "love and support" shown to him and Queen Camilla during his first year as monarch.

"In marking the first anniversary of Her late Majesty's death and my accession, we recall with great affection her long life, devoted service and all she meant to so many of us," the King said.

"I am deeply grateful, too, for the love and support that has been shown to my wife and myself during this year as we do our utmost to be of service to you all."

His written message, which accompanies the audio recording, is signed Charles R.