Prince William, 41, and Kate Middleton, 41, formally honored Queen Elizabeth II, one yr after her demise, by attending a particular service, however they’ve additionally been honoring her another way. The Prince and Princess of Wales “are sustaining steadiness between finishing up their duties and elevating their kids as privately as potential,” royal creator Sally Bedell Smith advised PEOPLE. Getting that steadiness proper is “one thing they consider every single day,” and has been a strategy to honor the Queen, a supply near the household additionally added.
“The prince was extremely near his grandmother,” the supply continued. “She was such an enormous a part of his life and an actual supporter of his work, and I’m certain he and the princess miss her presence.”
William and Kate had been photographed attending a service for the Queen at St. Davids Cathedral in Wales on Sept. 8, which marked the primary anniversary of her demise. The latter appeared to get emotional when she laid a bouquet of flowers close to a portrait of the Queen on the special occasion. 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 centered on the duties which can be anticipated of them as working members of the royal household. Kate has labored on Shaping Us, a marketing campaign centered on youngsters underneath age 5, whereas William has been engaged on the homelessness undertaking, 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 dad and mom to their three kids, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5. All of them have participated in numerous royal outings because the day of the Queen’s demise, which occurred on their first full day of faculty final yr. 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 had been additionally current on the historic occasion, and had loads of enjoyable on the celebrations, together with the star-studded live performance, as effectively.
