King Charles marked two years since the death of his beloved mother, Queen Elizabeth II, with an emotional service at Balmoral.
Queen Elizabeth, 75, arrived with her wife Camilla on Sunday at Crathie Church, a small church on the late Queen's beloved Balmoral Estate.
The two attended a memorial service in memory of the king's late mother, who passed away on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96.
The day is doubly symbolic for Prince Charles as it also marks his second anniversary on the throne.
A small group of Royalists gathered outside the church to catch a glimpse of the King and Queen's arrival.
The couple, who married in 2005, arrived to the congregation sitting in the back of a maroon Bentley.
For the occasion, Charles opted for a charcoal grey jacket with a pink floral collar.
Meanwhile, Camilla wore a green jacket with a red and green tartan collar and completed her look with a green feathered hat.
The ceremony was conducted by the Reverend Kenneth MacKenzie, who served as chaplain to the late Queen Elizabeth II in her final years.
Archbishop Shaw Paterson, special preacher at the ceremony, described the anniversary as “particularly significant and moving for the Royal Family”.
Speaking after the service, Prince Charles said he was “very well known and well liked” in the community around Balmoral and that, like the late Her Majesty the Queen, “was an important part of the local community”.
“It was an honour to preach to the congregation of Crathy Church, which included King Charles III and members of the Royal Family,” he said at the service.
“This weekend is particularly meaningful and emotional for the Royal Family and for all of us in Scotland, across the UK and across the Commonwealth because 8 September marks the second anniversary of the death of Her Majesty The Queen and Her Majesty's accession to the throne.
Tributes were paid to the late Queen on Sunday, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer paying tribute to “70 glorious years of her reign”.
Royal Formalities X Account He also paid tribute to the late Queen, sharing a photo of her at a Buckingham Palace garden party in the summer of 2019.
“In Memory of Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022,” the post read.
Prince Charles is spending the summer at the royal estate in the Scottish Highlands where his mother spent her final days.
The king has been going through a difficult second year as monarch, with news of his own cancer diagnosis breaking in February and Prince Charles also being diagnosed the following month.
Prince Charles took a break from royal duties to focus on his treatment, but returned to them in April.
