King Charles will today pay special thanks to the Scots who helped organise and support Queen Elizabeth II's final journey from her beloved Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire following her death.
21.09.2022 - 23:39 / ok.co.uk
Princess Diana's godson has paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II after attending her state funeral on Monday 19 September. Edward Downpatrick, 33, also known as Eddy or Lord Downpatrick, is also the grandson of the Duke of Kent and brother of model Amelia Windsor.
He was among the royal mourners in attendance at the late Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey as well as her committal service at St George's Chapel in Windsor. Lord Downpatrick is himself based in Scotland, and after the highly emotional day, he paid tribute to the late monarch and her love of the Scottish highlands in a post on Instagram.
He reposted a photo of the late Queen hiking in the highlands, accompanied by the caption: "To the eternal realms of Heilan hikes." "Heilan" is the Scottish term for highland, with Eddy said to be a fan of the outdoors himself. He attended the state funeral with his two sisters, Marine, 29, and Amelia, 27, along with their parents, George and Sylvana Palma Windsor.The lord is second in line to the Dukedom of Kent, but is excluded from the royal line of succession to the throne, as he is Roman Catholic.The 2013 Succession to the Crown Act would have prevented this from being the case, but both Eddy and Marina were already confirmed in their faith when this passed.
However, their younger sister Amelia was not, meaning she is currently 42nd in line to the throne. Eddy is said to be close to Princess Eugenie and studied at both Eton College and Oxford University, and during his time at the latter he was also head of the the infamously raucous Bullingdon Club.
Another link to Princess Diana, her brother Charles, was present at the Queen's committal service in Windsor. He paid a sweet tribute to the Queen while present at
.King Charles will today pay special thanks to the Scots who helped organise and support Queen Elizabeth II's final journey from her beloved Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire following her death.
The Queen died just minutes before Prince William ’s flight landed from Windsor as senior royals raced to Balmoral to be with the ailing monarch, it has been revealed. Details surrounding the Queen’s cause of death - which was attributed to old age - were officially released to the public on Thursday, with her time of death also being noted as 3:10pm.
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Queen Elizabeth II. In a statement released Tuesday, the royal opened up about her final moments with the late 96-year-old monarch. «I was fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my dearest Mother’s life,» Princess Anne began.
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Queen Elizabeth II was surrounded by close family members when she passed away at Balmoral Castle on 8 September, with her grandchildren, Prince William and Prince Harry, along the Royals who raced to Scotland in a bid to say goodbye. While she is remembered as the longest reigning monarch to the British public, her close family will remember her best as a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.The Queen shared close bonds with many members of the Firm, but most especially her beloved grandchildren - Prince William, 40, Prince Harry, 37, Zara Tindall, 41, Peter Phillips, 44, Princess Beatrice, 43, Princess Eugenie, 32, Lady Louise Windsor, 18, and James, Viscount Severn, 14.
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British native Harry Styles honored Queen Elizabeth II the best way he could, leading New York's Madison Sqaure Garden in a triumphant round of applause for the late monarch. «Please join me in a round of applause for 70 years of service,» Styles announced to the packed arena. «Thank you, Madison Square Garden,» he said.A post shared by iHeartRadio (@iheartradio)After 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday in Scotland at age 96.