King Charles has marked the second anniversary of his beloved late mom Queen Elizabeth II’s dying with a poignant church service at Balmoral.
The monarch, 75, arrived at Crathie Kirk — a small church on the Balmoral property favored by the late sovereign — together with his spouse, Queen Camilla Sunday.
The pair attended a commemorative service to honor the king’s late mom, who died at Balmoral age 96 on Sept. 8, 2022.
The date is doubly symbolic for Charles, as it is usually the second anniversary of his accession to the throne.
A small crowd of royalists gathered exterior the church hoping to catch a glimpse of the king and queen upon arrival.
The couple, who tied the knot in 2005, sat within the again seat of a maroon state Bentley as they pulled as much as the congregation.
For the event, Charles opted for a charcoat grey jacket paired with a pink flower lapel.
Camilla, for her half, wore a inexperienced jacket that featured purple and inexperienced tartan lapels. She topped off her look with a inexperienced hat with feather detailing.
The service was led by Rev Kenneth MacKenzie, who ministered the late Queen Elizabeth II in her closing days.
Visitor preacher on the service, the Rt Rev Dr Shaw Paterson, described the anniversary as “particularly significant and poignant for the royal family.”
After the service, he described how Charles was “very well known and liked” in the area people round Balmoral and is “very much part of it” — very like Her Late Majesty.
“It was a privilege to preach to the congregation of Crathie Kirk, which included King Charles III and members of the royal family,” he mentioned on the service.
“This weekend is particularly significant and poignant for the royal family, indeed for all of us in Scotland, across the wider UK and Commonwealth, because the 8th of September marks the second anniversary of the death of Her Majesty the Queen and His Majesty’s accession to the throne.”
Tributes had been paid to the late monarch on Sunday, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer honoring the “70 glorious years of her reign.”
The royal household’s official X account additionally posted a tribute, sharing a photograph of the late queen at a summer time Buckingham Palace backyard get together in 2019.
“Remembering Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022″,” the submit learn.
Charles has been spending the summer time at his royal residence within the Scottish Highlands — the place his mom spent her closing days.
The king has confronted a difficult second 12 months as monarch following information of his most cancers analysis again in February, adopted by the Princess of Wales’ most cancers analysis the next month.
After taking a break from royal duties to give attention to his therapy, Charles returned to public-facing duties in April.
