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Today officially marks the one year anniversary since the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II which plunged the devastated nation into a period of mourning for the country's longest reigning monarch.

King Charles has recorded a poignant message and released a favourite photograph of his mum to mark the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death and his accession to throne. In words written and audio spoken at Balmoral Castle where the Queen died on September 8 last year, the King said he recalled with “great affection her long life, devoted service and all she meant to so many of us”.Today (Friday) is a year since the nation’s longest-reigning monarch, who served as Queen for 70 years, died peacefully of old age at 96 just months after her Platinum Jubilee.The formal colour photograph chosen by King Charles was taken by Cecil Beaton and shows a young Queen, then 42, at an official portrait sitting in 1968.

For a sovereign so admired and respected, plans for a number of statues and memorials to the late Queen Elizabeth are not only to be welcomed, but expected. During her 70-year reign, high-profile buildings and projects were named in her honour, notable among them the London Underground’s Elizabeth Line and Elizabeth Tower, which houses the legendary “Big Ben” bell in Westminster. Since the Queen’s death last September, politicians have called for the construction of a major memorial in central London to mark her status as the country’s longest-serving monarch.

Queen Elizabeth II held a unique position, for never before in history was a monarch so ardently admired the world over.This was made all the more evident when even countries that were in the past opposed to the British government and its policies released touching, heartfelt tributes upon her death. In New York the Empire State Building was illuminated in her honour, in Brazil the famous Christ the Redeemer statue glowed the red, white and blue of the Union Jack and the flag was also projected on to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Many other monuments around the world were lit up in the late Queen’s honour.

She may have been the longest-serving monarch in British royal history, but the Queen’s death on 8 September, 2022 – after a record-breaking 70 years on the throne – nonetheless came as a devastating blow to the nation. Unrealistic as it may have seemed, many of us simply thought she would go on forever. She had been a pillar of stability throughout the lives of generations of Britons – a steadying hand guiding her people during troubled times, but also a figurehead for celebration during some of our country’s most triumphant moments.

Prince Harry gave a special salute to his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, on the eve of her one-year death anniversary.

According to royal analysts, Kate Middleton and Prince William have no wish to reconnect with Prince Harry or Meghan Markle.

Prince Harry was left 'heartbroken' after the 'ER' symbol was removed from his military uniform - but not his brother Prince William's - as they stood vigil beside the late Queen Elizabeth's coffin last year. After the Queen passed away on 8 September 2022, aged 96, a mourning period followed, including three days of the Queen Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall as more than 250,000 members of the public visited to pay their respects.

Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the death of the former monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away peacefully at her Balmoral home on September 8 last year.

The Prince of Wales encountered an unexpected run-in this morning with a fellow big name star during a visit to a Pret A Manger in Bournemouth. Prince William was taking a trip to the much-loved coffee hot-spot as part of his Homewards campaign, to see the vital role that businesses such as Pret A Manger can do to prevent and tackle homelessness.

With the late Queen's Elizabeth's first year anniversary of her death tomorrow, the royal family and people up and down the country will be reflecting on the beloved former monarch who reigned Britain for 70 years.

Tomorrow will mark the first anniversary of the late Queen Elizabeth's death and the royal family will undoubtedly be taking some time to reflect on their own precious memories of the former monarch, who reigned for Britain for 70 years.

Despite his fallout with the rest of the family and the fact he is no longer a working royal, Prince Harry could still become King one day and take to the throne like his father Charles.

Whenever a loved one passes away, "firsts" – such as birthdays, Christmas and other significant anniversaries – take on an acute resonance, triggering a multitude of emotions as thoughts turn to that friend or family member who’s no longer there. In the initial 12 months following Queen Elizabeth’s death, it’s certain her family will have found many of those occasions hard to navigate.

Prince Harry is to land in the UK later this week, four months on from his whirlwind visit to his father King Charles' coronation service which took place at Westminster Abbey in May.

Prince William has been ranked ahead of his father King Charles as Britain's favourite royal family member, with an unlikely member of 'the Firm' coming in at second place.

Lady Anne Glenconner – a close childhood friend of the late Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Princess Margaret – has opened up on King Charles' childhood, revealing he was often kept away from his monarch mother as a youngster due to his poor health. Lady Anne maintains a solid connection with the King and still sees him regularly – a friendship which has lasted decades as Charles would often stay at Holkham Hall as a boy with the Earl and Countess of Leicester.

There are plans underway to honor Queen Elizabeth II.

An independent body will unveil plans for a permanent memorial to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in 2026, to mark what would have been the late monarch’s 100th birthday, the government said Sunday.

Despite the Princess of Wales being a huge part of the Royal Family these days, the situation was not always the same, according to reports.

Sarah Ferguson is sharing a special memory of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince Harry is losing touch with his longtime friends, according to King Charles’ former butler, and experts are weighing in on why the reported rift is occurring. Grant Harrold, who worked for the monarch for seven years when he was the Prince of Wales, claims Harry has cut ties with the friends he and Prince William once shared. "I know quite a few of Harry’s friends who don’t hear from him at all now," Harrold said on behalf of Spin Genie, according to the New York Post.

King Charles overruled the Prince of Wales by ordering the royal family to fall in line by welcoming his shameful brother Prince Andrew back into the family unit, according to sources.

Kate Middleton must feel so honored! The British royal extended an invitation to tea to the one and only Queen of Country music, Dolly Parton, and Dolly said no, but maybe later. Listen, legends only have so many hours in a day, sometimes mere monarchical figureheads just don't make the cut. Did Kate Middleton write “Jolene?”While in London for work, Parton explained, she had no time for sight-seeing or making new gal pals.

King Charles, his wife Queen Camilla, William and Kate ventured out to church in Balmoral this weekend as the core of the Royal Family enjoy a summer break. This is the first break the family has spent at Balmoral since the death of the late Queen in September 2022, at the same estate in Scotland, reports the Mirror.

It’s not easy for anyone to meet the in-laws - but imagine if they were the royal family.

An exposé about King Charles was recently released and a royal reporter is revealing some highly unusual items that the monarch insists on traveling with.

She may have been the longest-serving monarch in British royal history, but the Queen’s death on 8 September 2022 – after a record-breaking 70 years on the throne – nonetheless came as a devastating blow to the nation. In this special collector's edition of OK!, the magazine marks the first anniversary of Her Majesty's death by celebrating her vast achievements, while looking at how the royal family have adapted to this seismic change.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's attacks on the Royal Family have turned them into "total outcasts" and "it's only right that they are now ostracised" according to a royal expert.

Planning a proposal is a nerve wracking situation for most people, with the royal family being no exception as they have to seek permission from the head of the family.

The star power was through the roof during Drake and 21 Savage’s “It’s All A Blur” tour stop in L.A. on August 21, 2023.

King Charles has an impressive portfolio of homes that stretch as far south as Tamarisk House on the Isles to Scilly to the Castle of Mey up in northern Scotland, with a few more fairly new additions to his collection.

King Charles has been criticised by a royal expert who claims he should have undertaken a public “act of compassion” towards Prince Harry following the release of his bombshell memoir, Spare.

There’s a big difference to the annual Balmoral summer holiday for the royal family this year. After the death of the Queen, who passed away at her beloved Aberdeenshire estate last September, things will take a while to get used to for staff this year as for the first time ever, it was King Charles inspecting the troops in the Guard of Honour as he arrived at the castle gates as part of the traditional welcome ceremony that awaits the monarch.

A strict royal rule means that Meghan Markle will never officially be known as Princess Meghan, despite already having a princess title in the royal family.

Prince Harry will not be meeting with Prince William for peace-talks anytime soon as friends of the heir say there is 'no chance' of an upcoming face-to-face reconciliation.