About a twelvemonth aft his grandfather, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh passed away, Prince Harry is saying goodbye to his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, aft she passed distant astatine Balmoral Castle connected September 8, 2022. In an authoritative statement, Harry mourned her passing alongside his wife, Meghan Markle. The mates updated their Archewell website with a memorial of Harry’s Grandma. “In Loving Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” it said, on with the years of her commencement and death.

The long-reigning monarch had celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, 70 years aft her February 1952 ascension, successful 2022. But astatine 96, Her Majesty passed away. Three months aft the June festivities to observe the Platinum Jubilee, Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen was facing wellness issues connected September 8. “Following further valuation this morning, The Queen’s doctors are acrophobic for Her Majesty’s wellness and person recommended she stay nether aesculapian supervision,” the palace said. “The Queen remains comfy and astatine Balmoral.” However, astatine 6:30 p.m. section clip connected Wednesday the 8th, Buckingham Palace released the quality that The Queen passed with her household by her side.

“The Queen died peacefully astatine Belmoral this afternoon,” the connection read. “The King and the Queen Consort volition stay astatine Balmoral this evening and volition instrumentality to London tomorrow.” Royal analogous Omid Scobie added that “senior members of the Royal Family—including the Prince of Wales—are each gathered astatine the residence.”
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Buckingham Palace corroborate that Queen Elizabeth II passed distant today, September 8, 2022, astatine Balmoral Castle successful Scotland. She was 96-years-old.
Senior members of the Royal Family—including the Prince of Wales—are each gathered astatine the residence. pic.twitter.com/77TmZjMoZ7
— Omid Scobie (@scobie) September 8, 2022
Queen Elizabeth’s passing comes astatine a clip erstwhile her narration with her grandson was inactive wildly absorbing to the satellite astatine large. At the commencement of 2020, Prince Harry announced that helium and Meghan would beryllium stepping back from being elder members of the royal family. Dubbed ‘Megxit’, the young mates decided what was close for them was to permission royal beingness wholly and marque their ain mode successful America. The determination was met with some scrutiny and encouragement from some sides of the spectrum, but done it all, Harry ever spoke fondly of his grandma and insisted she supported his decisions.

Just aft Meghan’s explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Queen was 1 of the archetypal members of the royal household to amusement her support. “The full household is saddened to larn the afloat grade of however challenging the past fewer years person been for Harry and Meghan,” work a connection from the palace aft the interrogation . “The issues raised, peculiarly that of race, are concerning. While immoderate recollections whitethorn vary, they are taken precise earnestly and volition beryllium addressed by the household privately. Harry, Meghan and Archie volition ever beryllium overmuch loved household members.”
Our thoughts are with Harry and his 2 children, Archie and Lilibet, who was named for great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth.