Princess Eugenie
She doesn’t hold back her tears at the service on Balmoral
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Several members of the Royal Family, including Princess Eugenie, have gathered at Balmoral Castle to attend a service.
The end of an era: Queen Elizabeth “died peacefully on Balmoral” on the afternoon of September 8, 2022. She was 96 years old. This was announced by Buckingham Palace at 7:30 p.m. German time in an official statement.
Just a day earlier – after the appointment of the new British Prime Minister Liz Truss, 47, – the monarch had to cancel her attendance at the Privy Council meeting on the advice of her doctors. Another statement from Buckingham Palace said she had to rest after “yesterday’s hard day”. We summarize the latest developments relating to the death of the queen in our news ticker for you.
Queen Elizabeth is dead: All information in the news ticker
September 10, 2022
Worship service in Balmoral: Princess Eugenie can’t hold back her tears
Members of the British royal family attended a private service at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Saturday to bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth. Prince Andrew, 62, Prince Edward, 58, Princess Beatrice, 34, and Princess Eugenie, 32, Sophie of Wessex, 57, and Princess Anne, 72, Zara Tindall, 41, and Peter Phillips, 44, have joined the Queen in Crathie Paying their last respects to Kirk.
After the service, the royals took time to look at the sea of flowers and read the countless messages from grieving royal fans. An emotional moment in which Princess Eugenie bursts into tears. Father Andrew puts an arm around her and comforts her. Sophie is also deeply moved by the sympathy of the British people. Before returning to the palace where the Queen’s coffin is currently laid out, the royal family waves to the crowd, who cheer encouragingly.
After the death of the Queen: Prince William appears in public for the first time
King Charles, 73, was officially proclaimed this Saturday. A historic event that is not easy for him or the rest of the Royal Family. Charles even had to wipe tears from his face while the oath was being signed. Prince William, 40, who appeared in public for the first time after the death of his grandmother, also had sadness written on his face.
King Charles: Adjusted national anthem played at proclamation
After Charles was proclaimed king, delivered his speech and signed the oath, the national anthem was played in the grounds of St. James Palace – for the first time with the lyrics “God Save The King”. “). On the occasion of the main proclamation, cannon salvos were also fired. The King’s troops fired 41 guns in Hyde Park and 62 guns in the Tower of London to celebrate the King’s accession.
King Charles is again proclaimed sovereign in the courtyard of St. James Palace
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The day of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral becomes a public holiday
During the ceremony that officially proclaimed Charles king, the monarch confirmed that the day of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral would be a public holiday. It has not yet been announced when the funeral will take place.
Duchess Meghan cancels several appointments
After the death of Queen Elizabeth, † 96, King Charles, 73, heralded the royal mourning. Duchess Meghan also seems to be sticking to this, because she is said to have canceled several appearances: On September 13, she and Prince Harry, 37, attended the UN General Assembly in New York, a week later the 41-year-old would be in been a guest on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”. Those plans have now been scrapped, a source tells Page Six. The publication of the new episode of Meghan’s podcast “Archetypes”, which would have been released next Tuesday, has also been postponed. According to “Mirror”, Harry and Meghan are expected to remain in the UK until after the Queen’s funeral.
Sources used: pagesix.com, bbc.co.uk, gettyimages.de