There are no holidays or big celebrations. The commemorations of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, so beloved by the British, should be discreet this Friday, September 8. While an organization has been designated to maintain the memory of the sovereign, who died on September 8, 2022 at the age of 96, no official ceremony has been announced.
The “Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee,” as this organization is called, should allow Britons to celebrate the queen’s life in the service of her country. Its president, the queen’s former private secretary, is working on the commemorations in 2026, to mark the centenary of Elizabeth II.
“Discreetly”
But this year there will be no big ceremony. King Charles will not appear in public nor will there be an official meeting, a royal family spokesperson said in early August. The Kings will celebrate this anniversary, “discreetly and privately”, at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, where the Queen died.
Kate and William will not be joining King Charles and Queen Camilla in Scotland, but will pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth during a trip to Wales.
Prince Harry is also in the United Kingdom this September 8, but not to celebrate his grandmother. The prince will stop in London, before the launch of the Invictus Games in Düsseldorf on September 9, to attend the WellChild Awards, a charity he sponsors that works for sick children.
No doubt the official accounts of members of the royal family will pay tribute to the queen on social networks, as they did for her birthday, April 21, for the anniversary of her coronation, June 2, or Valentine’s Day. the Mother, on March 19.
The Queen used to spend the anniversary of the death of her father, King George VI, at Sandringham, where he died on December 11, 1936.
Source: BFM TV
