The King and Queen attended a church service at Balmoral today after celebrating the first anniversary of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s death on Friday.
Charles and Camilla appeared in good spirits as they left the Balmoral Estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, for the Crathie Kirk on Sunday morning.
The church has been the place where successive monarchs have worshiped since the reign of Queen Victoria, and a special service was held here on September 8 to commemorate the late queen’s life.
Two days later, Charles and Camilla returned to Crathie Kirk for their typical Sunday service.
The king and queen smiled at passersby as they left the nearby Balmoral estate, where the royal family usually spends several weeks in the summer.
The King and Queen attended a church service at Balmoral today following the commemoration of the first anniversary of the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II on Friday
Camilla was dressed in a teal dress with a wide, green checked collar, while her husband the king opted for a tan suit, white shirt and tie.
Their upbeat attitude was a far cry from that of Friday, when a somber tone was struck by members of the royal family paying tribute to the late queen.
Charles and Camilla were among those who attended the special service at Crathie Kirk on Friday to commemorate the life of the late Queen Elizabeth.
The couple then spoke to the crowd outside who offered their condolences and presented them with bouquets and cards. The king told them that the flowers were ‘beautiful’ and joked with the children about returning to school.
Other royals were also in attendance, including the Queen’s second cousins Samuel and Arthur Chatto, sons of Lady Sarah and Daniel Chatto, who also went. And staff from Balmoral, the Queen’s beloved Scottish home where she died, were also present, walking to and from the service in the September sunshine.
The King looked emotional as he left Crathie Kirk after paying a moving tribute to his adored mother, as the country commemorates the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s death on September 8.
Crowds gathered at Buckingham Palace and gun salutes rang out across the United Kingdom in honor of Her Majesty.
In an unprecedented break with tradition, demonstrating how moved he was by the country’s grief at her passing, but also by its pride in a distinguished life of public duty, His Majesty recalled the “long life, the devoted service of his mother and everything she meant to so many’. us’.
Charles and Camilla appeared in good spirits as they left the Balmoral Estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to head to the Crathie Kirk on Sunday morning
King Charles will speak to people at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral on Friday and collect bouquets and cards from schoolchildren
King Charles III appeared visibly moved after leaving a service to mark the first birthday of his mother, the Queen. Camilla holds flowers presented to her by well-wishers
William and Kate had traveled to Wales to mourn the passing of Queen Elizabeth and shared their own favorite photos of the late monarch, saying: ‘Today we remember the extraordinary life and legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. We all miss you. WC’.
Initially, Charles, 74, had planned to celebrate his mother’s death – and his own sad accession – alone in ‘quiet contemplation’ at home in Scotland.
In doing so, he would follow the same pattern that Queen Elizabeth had followed for seventy years, on the occasion of the death of her father, King George VI, at Sandringham in Norfolk, away from the public eye.
But in recent weeks he began to change his mind because he was so deeply affected by the global outpouring of grief after his mother died on September 8 last year.
The church is where successive monarchs have worshiped since the reign of Queen Victoria