King Charles and Camilla leave Balmoral for nearby church days after marking first anniversary of late Queen’s death

• King and Queen attended traditional Sunday church service in Balmoral today
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The King and Queen attended a church service in Balmoral today after marking the first anniversary of the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II on Friday.

Charles and Camilla appeared in good spirits as they departed the Balmoral Estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to head to the Crathie Kirk on Sunday morning.

The church is where successive monarchs have worshipped since the reign of Queen Victoria, and is where a special service was held to commemorate the life of the late Queen on September 8.

Two days later, Charles and Camilla made their way back to Crathie Kirk for their typical Sunday service.

The King and Queen smiled at passersby as they left the nearby Balmoral Estate, where the Royal Family typically spend a number of weeks over the summer.

The King and Queen attended a church service in Balmoral today after marking the first anniversary of the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II on Friday

Camilla was dressed in a teal dress with a wide, green plaid collar, while her husband the King opted for a light brown suit, white shirt and tie.

Their upbeat demeanour was far from that seen on Friday, when a sombre note was struck by members of the Royal Family paying tribute to the late Queen.

Charles and Camilla were among those to attend the special service at Crathie Kirk to commemorate the life of the late Queen Elizabeth on Friday.   

The couple spoke to crowds outside afterwards who shared their condolences and handed them bouquets and cards. The King told them that the flowers were ‘wonderful’ and joked with children about getting back to school.

Other royals were also at the service, including the Queen’s great nephews Samuel and Arthur Chatto, sons of Lady Sarah and Daniel Chatto, who also went. And staff from Balmoral, the beloved Scottish home of the Queen where she died, also attended, walking to and from the service in the September sunshine. 

The King looked emotional as he left Crathie Kirk having paid a moving tribute to his adored mother as the nation marks the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s death on September 8. 

Crowds gathered at Buckingham Palace and Army gun salutes honouring Her Majesty rang out across the United Kingdom. 

In an unprecedented break with tradition, signifying how touched he has been by the country’s grief at her passing but also pride in a remarkable life of public duty, His Majesty recalled his mother’s ‘long life, devoted service and all she meant to so many of us’. 

Charles and Camilla appeared in good spirits as they departed the Balmoral Estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to head to the Crathie Kirk on Sunday morning

King Charles speaks with people at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral on Friday, collecting bouquets and cards from schoolchildren

King Charles III looked visibly moved after leaving a service to mark the first anniversary of his mother the Queen. Camilla clutches flowers handed to them by well wishers

William and Kate had travelled to Wales to grieve Queen Elizabeth’s passing and shared their own favourite pictures of the late monarch and said: ‘Today we remember the extraordinary life and legacy of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth. We all miss you. W & C’. 

Initially Charles, 74, had planned only to mark his mother’s death – and his own grief-tinged accession – in ‘quiet contemplation’ at home in Scotland.

In doing so he would follow the same pattern that Queen Elizabeth chose to adopt for 70 years, marking her father King George VI’s death, at Sandringham in Norfolk, away from public gaze.

But in recent weeks he began to have a change of heart, having been so deeply touched by the global outpouring of grief after his mother died on September 8 last year.

The church is where successive monarchs have worshipped since the reign of Queen Victoria

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