Prince William, 41, and Kate Middleton, 41, formally honored Queen Elizabeth II, one 12 months after her loss of life, by attending a particular service, however they’ve additionally been honoring her another way. The Prince and Princess of Wales “are sustaining a great steadiness between finishing up their duties and elevating their youngsters as privately as potential,” royal writer Sally Bedell Smith informed PEOPLE. Getting that steadiness proper is “one thing they give thought to day-after-day,” and has been a method to honor the Queen, a supply near the household additionally added.
“The prince was extremely near his grandmother,” the supply continued. “She was such a giant a part of his life and an actual supporter of his work, and I’m positive he and the princess miss her presence.”
William and Kate have been photographed attending a service for the Queen at St. Davids Cathedral in Wales on Sept. 8, which marked the primary anniversary of her loss of life. The latter appeared to get emotional when she laid a bouquet of flowers close to a portrait of the Queen on the big day. The service included prayers in each Welsh and English, and a singing of “Thou Knowest, Lord, the Secrets and techniques of Our Hearts,” which proved to be touching.
Since Queen Elizabeth’s passing, William and Kate have been targeted on the duties which might be anticipated of them as working members of the royal household. Kate has labored on Shaping Us, a marketing campaign targeted on youngsters below age 5, whereas William has been engaged on the homelessness venture, Homewards. He additionally met with President Joe Biden in Boston final December, and traveled to the border between Poland and Ukraine in March. He additionally plans on selling his environmental Earthshot Prize throughout a go to to New York, later this month.
Along with their royal work, William and Kate have been doting mother and father to their three youngsters, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5. All of them have participated in varied royal outings because the day of the Queen’s loss of life, which occurred on their first full day of college final 12 months. George, who’s second in line to the throne, was a Web page of Honor in his grandfather, King Charles‘ coronation in Might. Charlotte and Louis have been additionally current on the historic occasion, and had quite a lot of enjoyable on the celebrations, together with the star-studded live performance, as properly.