Kate makes touching tribute to late Queen on what would’ve been her 100th birthday

Princess Kate made a subtle tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II today, on what would have been the monarch’s 100th birthday.

The Royal family is holding a day of commemorations marking the iconic monarch’s birthday.

Queen Elizabeth died at the age of 96 in 2022 after reigning for more than 70 years, having taken the throne on February 6, 1952.

To mark the anniversary, Kate wore a pearl necklace once owned by Queen Elizabeth while greeting attendees of a reception at Buckingham Palace.

Elsewhere, Charles and Camilla arrived at the British Museum to view the final models of the national memorial to the late Queen.

They were joined at the event on the centenary of Elizabeth II’s birth by the under-fire Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer.

Later today, the royal family will gather at a special reception at Buckingham Palace in honour of the nation’s longest-reigning monarch.

Earlier today, the King recorded a heartfelt tribute to his ‘darling Mama’ to mark the centenary of her birth.

Charles’ video message in tribute to the nation’s longest-reigning monarch describes how ‘she remained constant, steadfast and wholly devoted to the people she served’.

He acknowledged the many challenges and issues nationally and across the globe that may have caused her reason for concern, and renewed his ‘own solemn pledge of duty and service to you all’.

‘Much 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,’ the King said in his message.

‘For, as a young Princess Elizabeth put it in her first ever public broadcast, aged just 14, we can each play our part ‘to make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place’. It is a belief which I share, with all my heart.’

She became one of the most iconic faces of the 20th century who epitomised much that was identified as British, while at home her love of horses and dogs defined the Queen as much as her role as head of state.

In the video tribute, filmed in the library at Balmoral Castle in early April, the King adds: ‘Queen Elizabeth’s promise with destiny kept shaped the world around her and touched the lives of countless people across our nation, the Commonwealth and beyond.

‘Her near-century was one of remarkable change, and yet, through each passing decade, through every transformation, she remained constant, steadfast and wholly devoted to the people she served.

‘Millions 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 marvellous twinkle of the eye when sharing a marmalade sandwich with Paddington Bear in the final months of her life.’

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