{"id":2383261,"date":"2026-04-21T19:06:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2383261"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:06:53","slug":"king-charles-says-queen-elizabeth-may-have-been-troubled-deeply-by-world-we-live-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/king-charles-says-queen-elizabeth-may-have-been-troubled-deeply-by-world-we-live-in\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles says Queen Elizabeth may have been &#8216;troubled deeply&#8217; by world we live in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-d7d165\" class=\"body-graf\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/united-kingdom\/king-charles-iii-will-undertake-state-visit-united-states-late-april-rcna265995\" target=\"_blank\">King Charles III<\/a> paid a tender tribute to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday on what would have been her 100th birthday, saying his \u201cdarling Mama\u201d would \u201cremain forever in our hearts and prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"styles_subscriptionCTA__LOUeY\" id=\"subscriptionCTA\" type=\"button\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_textWrapper__vxvko\">\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB styles_textLarge__qlzwu\">Subscribe to read this story ad-free    <\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB\">Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/rockcms\/2026-01\/arrow-f55fa5.svg\" alt=\"arrow\" class=\"styles_arrow__tnruW\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-0cef31\" class=\"body-graf\">Elizabeth, Britain\u2019s longest-reigning and longest-lived monarch, was born on April 21, 1926, and spent 70 years on the throne before her death in September 2022 at the age of 96.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-096647\" class=\"body-graf\">In a televised statement, Charles said his mother had shaped the world around her, and touched the lives of countless people.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-05d6ec\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cToday, as we mark what would have been my beloved mother\u2019s 100th birthday, my family and I pause to reflect on the life and loss of a sovereign who meant so much to us all, and to celebrate anew the many blessings of her memory,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-bd7856\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cMillions will remember her for moments of national significance; many others for a fleeting personal encounter, a smile, a kind word that lifted spirits, or for that marvelous twinkle of the eye when sharing a marmalade sandwich with Paddington Bear in the final months of her life.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-5be74a\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1667\" data-original-width=\"2500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260421-king-charles-rs-66b2fd.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260421-king-charles-rs-66b2fd.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260421-king-charles-rs-66b2fd.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260421-king-charles-rs-66b2fd.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-04\/260421-king-charles-rs-66b2fd.jpg\" alt=\"King Charles commemorates the 100th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II in an official video released on Tuesday.\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">King Charles commemorates the 100th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II in an official video released on Tuesday.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">The Royal Family<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-df9c6a\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cMuch about the times we now live in, I suspect, may have troubled her deeply, but I take heart from her belief that goodness will always prevail and that a brighter dawn is never far from the horizon,\u201d Charles said. \u201cGod bless you, darling mama. You remain forever in our hearts and prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-1cf605\" class=\"body-graf\">Elizabeth was not expected to become queen when she was born, but after her uncle Edward VIII abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, her father became King George VI when she was 10. She then became queen herself in 1952, aged just 25.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-36ecde\" class=\"body-graf\">To mark the centenary of her birth, the royal family are carrying out a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersconnect.com\/all?search=all%3AL8N40T109&amp;linkedFromStory=true\" target=\"_blank\">number of engagements<\/a> this week. On Monday, Charles and his wife Queen Camilla visited a new exhibition, dedicated to her fashion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-732d99\" class=\"body-graf\">On Tuesday, the king and other royals will visit the British Museum to view the final designs for a national memorial to Elizabeth in London\u2019s St James\u2019s Park, featuring statues of the queen and her late husband Prince Philip.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-12cad2\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThe nation will commemorate her extraordinary reign with a memorial that offers a place of reflection for generations to come,\u201d Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-d391d7\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">Charles\u2019 sister, Princess Anne, will officially open the Queen Elizabeth II Garden in London\u2019s Regent\u2019s Park and the king will host a reception at Buckingham Palace in the evening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nbcnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Charles III paid a tender tribute to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday on what would have been her 100th birthday, saying his \u201cdarling Mama\u201d would \u201cremain forever in our hearts and prayers.\u201d Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. 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