It was a shock that the British opened their eyes this morning of Friday September 9th. The day before, Elizabeth II, their beloved Queen for more than seventy years, breathed her last at the age of 96 at her Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Despite her advanced age, the health problems she encountered and knowing that this day was bound to come, they were not really prepared for it. Like members of the royal family.
Learning of the concern of Elizabeth II’s doctors about her health, her children went to her bedside to live their last moments by her side. Among them, the Prince Charles, who became King Charles III on the death of his mother, who was able to accompany him in his last moments, just like his sister Princess Anne. Their brothers Princes Edward and Andrew arrived too late, accompanied by their nephew Prince William. Prince Harry, unaccompanied by his wife Meghan Markle who remained in London, arrived at Balmoral more than an hour after the announcement of the death of his grandmother, very scarred…
While waiting for his official coronation, King Charles is already assuming his first duties. Important decisions also await him soon. Among them, the organization of the royal family. The death of Elizabeth II made Archie and Lilibet, the children of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a prince and a princess. At 3 years and 1 year old, the brother and sister inherited the status of Majesty. But the now King Charles may well oppose it.