King Charles III and Queen Camilla held a prayer service near Balmoral to commemorate the first anniversary of Elizabeth II’s death.
They were at Crathie Kirk, while the Duke of Sussex went to St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, where the late Queen Elizabeth II is buried.
The Prince and Princess of Wales attended a private ceremony at Pembrokeshire’s St. David’s Cathedral.
King Charles III also issued a message and a portrait of the late Queen.
The King chose an image of the Queen at an official portrait sitting in 1968, when she was 42 years old.
Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2016, at the age of 96, at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, just months after her Platinum Jubilee, which celebrated her 70th year on the throne.
On Friday morning, the King, who has spent the summer at his Birkhall house and Balmoral, went to Crathie Kirk church for private memorial prayers.
Following the service, the King and Queen went on a walkabout, smiling and laughing with Balmoral Estate personnel, members of the royal household, local primary school children, and people of the adjacent town of Ballater.
On Friday, Prince William and Catherine attended a brief private ceremony at St. David’s Cathedral in Wales, some 500 miles away.
Catherine, wearing the late queen’s jewellery, placed flowers in front of a portrait of herself.
Meanwhile, after paying his respects to his grandmother, Prince Harry was pictured leaving St. George’s Chapel in Windsor.
The King George VI Memorial Chapel is located in the chapel where the late Queen Elizabeth II’s poignant committal service was held.
King Charles III thanked the people in his brief tribute for the “love and support” offered to him and Queen Camilla during his first year as ruler.
“As we mark the first anniversary of Her late Majesty’s death and my accession, we remember with great affection Her late Majesty’s long life, her devoted service, and all she meant to so many of us,” the King stated.
“I am also deeply grateful for the love and support that have been shown to my wife and me this year as we do our best to serve you all.”
His handwritten message, which is included with the audio tape, is signed Charles R.
Cecil Beaton took the formal colour photograph on October 16, 1968, and it has not been released until today.
It depicts the late queen wearing the Grand Duchess Vladimir’s tiara, which is constructed of 15 interwoven diamond circles.
