No public event for anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s death, royal spokesman said

According to a royal spokesman, there will be no official public event to mark the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s death.

The King will spend the day of September 8 “quietly and privately.” The day also commemorates his ascent to the monarchy.

There are also no plans for a private Royal Family gathering on the anniversary.

Senior royals will spend the summer at Balmoral in Aberdeenshire, where the Queen died last year.

Queen Elizabeth died at the age of 96 after reigning for the longest time of any British queen.

The King is following in his mother’s footsteps, who spent the anniversaries of her father’s death and the beginning of her reign without ceremonial celebrations, in what was often referred to as “private reflection.”

The King and senior members of the Royal Family have also followed in the practise of spending the summer in Scotland, with the King owning a residence on the Balmoral estate, Birkhall, as well as Balmoral Castle.

Family members are anticipated to arrive at various times over the summer, but a Buckingham Palace official has indicated that no formal, private event will be held to commemorate the late Queen’s passing.

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