British royal family news shows that September 8 marks one year since the passing of 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth who celebrated her Platinum Jubilee just three months earlier. At this point the royal family are firming up their plans to honor the late regent.
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A source told Us Weekly that “William, Kate, and Charles are all still planning how they will commemorate the passing of the Queen …
On September 8 there will be an acknowledgement or event, [but] the details are still being ironed out.”
Royal Family News: Queen Elizabeth Died September 8, 2022
Inquiring minds may wonder if the royal runaways who made the queen’s life more difficult in the last three years of her life, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, will be invited or attend the event.
The source said neither is likely and that is no surprise given how the pair have tried to tear down the monarchy since their ill-fated Megxit.
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On Tuesday Harry’s “His Royal Highness” title was scrubbed from the royal family’s website. Meghan’s had been removed immediately following their unceremonious exit.
Royal Family News: Prince Harry Scrubbed From Royal Social Media
This year the anniversary will be bittersweet for King Charles. On the same day that he lost his mother, he gained the throne.
It is protocol that Ascension Day occur the same day as the former regent’s death.
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In her lifetime, Queen Elizabeth spent her own Ascension Days “privately at the Sandringham House, where her father King George VI died.”
According to the source, Charles will follow his mother’s example and spend the day with Queen Camilla.
Royal Family News: Ascension Day is Bittersweet
Queen Elizabeth was the longest reigning monarch in British history. She was the second longest reigning monarch in the world, behind French King Louis XIV, who served 72 years after becoming regent at 4 years old.
Queen Elizabeth’s official coronation took place in June 1953 when she was just 27 years old and a mother of one, Charles, her heir.
Royal Family News: King Charles and Ascension Day
While the details for the anniversary of the Queen’s death have not been released, we will bring you the news as soon as it becomes available.
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