'Reflective' Queen to remember Philip 'in private' on anniversary of his passing

As the Queen celebrates her 96th birthday, royals including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have shared loving tributes to mark the occasion. But as Her Majesty celebrates her birthday without her late husband Prince Philip — her “strength and stay” — by her side for a second year, a favourite tradition of the Duke of Edinburgh’s will be missing from the day.

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Prince Philip, a refuge from the affairs of state.Elizabeth is expected to spend the day at the estate’s Wood Farm cottage, a personal sanctuary where she also spent her first Christmas since Philip’s death in April 2021. Philip loved the cottage, in part because it is close to the sea, she said in February when hosting a rare public event at Sandringham.“I think the queen’s approach to birthdays very much embodies her keep calm and carry on attitude," said Emily Nash, the royal editor at HELLO! magazine.

available Thursday, April 21, which is the Queen’s 96th birthday — is part of Barbie’s Tributes Collection, which honors famous and historical figures.The royal Barbie will be adorned with one of the monarch’s most iconic outfits: a replica of Queen Mary’s tiara — which she wore during her wedding to the late Prince Philip — as well as medallions inspired by the Royal Family Orders. The pink and blue ribbons will also feature miniature portraits of her father King George VI and grandfather George V.

Royally celebrating. Queen Elizabeth’s birthday plans for her 96th year have very sentimental value. The elderly queen traveled to her estate in Sandringham the day before her big day, and the Norfolk home has some memories tied to the Queen’s late husband, Prince Philip. 

As a young princess, Her Majesty the Queen wished for a brother to avoid the pressures of the crown. According to Ian Lloyd, author of The Queen: 70 Chapters in the Life of Elizabeth II , prayed hard for her mother to produce a male heir and take the throne instead of her.

Queen Elizabeth took a private moment to grieve after Prince Philip‘s funeral.

Queen Elizabeth II will be notably missing from the royal family's customary Easter Sunday services. According to a royal source, the monarch will not be in attendance at church on Sunday, April 17 in honor of Easter Sunday, but other members of the royal family will be there. While it is a holiday, it will also mark a solemn occasion — the first anniversary of Prince Philip's funeral at Windsor Castle.

Queen Elizabeth is said to be "deeply hurt" after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle travelled to Holland, after deciding against attending Prince Philip's memorial. Prince Harry, 37, announced he would not be attending the late Duke of Edinburgh's Service of Thanksgiving, which took place on Tuesday 29 March, but he would see the Queen "soon". Since snubbing the event, which a royal expert said Harry "can't win" over, Harry and Meghan, 40, are set to travel to Holland in their first trip from the US since moving across the pond.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be followed around by cameras to capture moments for their upcoming Netflix documentary as they attend the opening ceremony of Harry's Invictus Games on Saturday 16 April.

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Queen Elizabeth is said to have given her blessing to royal dresser Angela Kelly to give a rare insight into the monarch after 70 years on the throne. Angela has been a royal aide to Her Majesty for almost 30 years, and is expected to release her book next month – which will be an update of her 2019 book The Other Side of the Coin – ahead of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Queen Elizabeth is honoring her late husband Prince Philip.

Queen Elizabeth II is paying tribute to her late husband Prince Philip on the 1-year anniversary of his death.Her Royal Highness' official Twitter account posted a touching message Saturday dedicated to the Duke of Edinburgh, who died last year at 99 from old age. The social media post included the poem «The Patriarchs — An Elegy» by Simon Armitage.The poem read in part, «The weather in the window this morning is snow, unseasonal singular flakes, a slow winter's shiver.

Queen Elizabeth made sure to honor her beloved late husband Prince Philip in a special way on the one-year anniversary of his death. The Duke of Edinburgh passed away at the age of 99 due to natural causes on April 9, 2021. In a moving tribute, the reigning monarch of the U.K., 95, took to her official social media account to share a poem and a video montage (below) in honor of the love of her life. “Remembering His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh on the first anniversary of his death,” the post was captioned.

The Queen has shared a touching tribute to her late husband Prince Philip to mark the first anniversary of his death. The elegy, written by the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, was posted to the royal family’s social media accounts on Saturday, a year after Philip, famously described by the Queen as her “constant strength and guide”, died peacefully in his sleep at their Windsor Castle home.

A week after Prince Philip’s memorial, it was revealed that those Queen Elizabeth and Prince Andrew photos were not supposed to be taken at the ceremony.

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A rare public outing. Prince Andrew attended a memorial service for his late father, Prince Philip, with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.