Milan, 21 April (LaPresse) – Queen Elizabeth II would have turned 100 today, and King Charles paid tribute to her memory in a three-minute video message recorded in the library at Balmoral Castle. The King began by saying he was taking a moment to “reflect on the life and death of a monarch who meant so much to us all”. “Many aspects of the times we live in today, I imagine, might have deeply troubled her, but I take comfort in her conviction that good will always prevail and that a brighter dawn is never far from the horizon,” he said in his message. “Indeed, as the young Princess Elizabeth said in her first public speech, at the age of just 14, each of us can play our part ‘in making tomorrow’s world a better and happier place’. It is a conviction I share wholeheartedly,” he added. Reflecting on the life of the Queen, who died at her Balmoral residence on 8 September 2022, aged 96 and after a 70-year reign, King Charles said: “Her century was marked by extraordinary changes, yet through every passing decade, through every transformation, she remained constant, steadfast and wholly devoted to the people she served.” Today, the royal family will gather for a reception at Buckingham Palace with charities and organisations associated with the late Queen, such as Cancer Research UK, the Jockey Club and the Army Benevolent Fund.
United Kingdom: King Charles pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth on the 100th anniversary of her birth
Milan, 21 April (LaPresse) – Queen Elizabeth II would have turned 100 today, and King Charles paid tribute to her memory in a three-minute video message recorded in the library at Balmoral Castle. The King began by saying he was taking a moment to “reflect on the life and death of a monarch who meant so much to us all”. “Many aspects of the times we live in today, I imagine, might have deeply troubled her, but I take comfort in her conviction that good will always prevail and that a brighter dawn is never far from the horizon,” he said in his message. “Indeed, as the young Princess Elizabeth said in her first public speech, at the age of just 14, each of us can play our part ‘in making tomorrow’s world a better and happier place’. It is a conviction I share wholeheartedly,” he added. Reflecting on the life of the Queen, who died at her Balmoral residence on 8 September 2022, aged 96 and after a 70-year reign, King Charles said: “Her century was marked by extraordinary changes, yet through every passing decade, through every transformation, she remained constant, steadfast and wholly devoted to the people she served.” Today, the royal family will gather for a reception at Buckingham Palace with charities and organisations associated with the late Queen, such as Cancer Research UK, the Jockey Club and the Army Benevolent Fund.
