FILE PHOTO: Thirty-nine year old Ewa from Berlin holds a Union Jack flag with a picture of late Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and flowers before the welcome ceremony for Britain’s King Charles in Berlin, Germany, March 29, 2023. REUTERS/Anne Barth/File Photo
LONDON — Britain’s King Charles will not mark the first anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth with an official public event or a private family gathering, a royal spokesperson said on Friday.
Charles, 74, ascended to the throne on Sept. 8 after the death of his mother Elizabeth.
The death of the 96-year-old monarch, Britain’s longest-reigning king or queen, prompted an outpouring of emotion around the globe, a 10-day mourning period and a state funeral with crowds of thousands of people lining the streets of central London.
But the first anniversary of the day she died will not be a public affair. The king and his wife, Queen Camilla, will be spending the day quietly and privately, said a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace.
In doing so, Charles follows in the footsteps of his mother, who used to spend the anniversary of her father’s death in the same way.