Queen Elizabeth: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Mourn Monarch Through Website in Touching Tribute
- The royal family on Thursday, September 8, announced that the longest-serving monarch in the UK died at Balmoral at the age of 96
- Following the news of her death, the duke and duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle paid a touching tribute to the Queen through the 'Archwell Foundation website
- The couple who has had a strained relationship since they wedded, forcing them to resign and relocate to the US to raise their family away from the royal duties, turned the front page of their website black in honour of the Queen
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have updated their foundation's website archwell.com in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The royal couple were among those who travelled to Balmoral Castle, where the 96-year-old is reported to have taken her last breath.
Duke, Duchess of Sussex honour Queen Elizabeth II
They updated their website to only show their tribute to the queen with a black background.
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"In loving memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2023," said the write up on the website.
The two also did the same when the late Prince Phillip died, and they showered praises on him via their foundation's site.
Harry and Markle have had a strained relationship with the royal family since the two walked down the aisle and took up royal duties.
In early 2021, the couple had a tell-it-all sitdown session with media mogul Oprah Winfrey where they narrated their challenges with the other royal family members.
Markle claimed top royal officials were worried about the colour of her then the unborn child and asked if the baby would be black.
The mother of two also talked about their decision to step down from their roles as royalties and how life changed for them since they embarked on a different path.
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Queen Elizabeth has passed away after 70 years on the throne. Her passing was announced on the evening of Thursday, September 8, 2022.
According to an official statement from the British Royal Family, Queen Elizabeth passed on peacefully at Balmoral earlier in the afternoon.
“Nigeria’s modern history is nothing without you”: Buhari pays tribute to Late Queen Elizabeth II
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu of Nigeria has joined other world leaders and prominent people in the society to pay tribute and eulogise the late Queen Elizabeth II.
President Buhari in a statement issued late at night on Thursday by his media aide Malam Garba Shehu said:
“My family and I, and the more than 200 million Nigerians have learned with immense sadness of the passing of the Queen and the end of her unique and wonderful 70-year reign. Her late Majesty was the only British Sovereign known to 90 percent of our population."
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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