Inside King Charles III, Prince William and Harry’s ‘Bittersweet’ Christmas Plans Without Queen Elizabeth II: It’ll Be ‘Sad’
usmagazine.comHappy Christmas? King Charles III and Prince William’s royal holiday festivities will be “bittersweet” without the late Queen Elizabeth II, a source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly.“It will be extremely sad not to have the queen there,” the insider says following Elizabeth’s death in September.
The royal family, however, is aware that the late monarch, who was 96 when she passed away, “would not want them to mope or let that detract everyone from coming together and enjoying the occasion.”The King, who is the eldest son of Elizabeth and the late Prince Philip, will “undoubtedly pay tribute to the queen in his speech and privately within the family,” the source adds.“They’ll share fond memories, raise glasses and likely make speeches about the wonderful life and legacy she’s left behind,” the insider explains, noting, “There’s a shared commitment among the whole family to stay true to her values and carry on with the wonderful work she did during her time as monarch.”Charles, 74, meanwhile, is “equally determined to bring in some new more modern traditions and implementations of his own as the family moves forward into a new era,” the source tells Us.His eldest son, the Prince of Wales, 40, and his wife, Princess Kate, as well as their three children, Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, “are extremely key to that” plan, the insider says.Charles’ wife, Queen Consort Camilla, and “other trusted hands” including his sister, Anne, Princess Royal, and youngest his brother, Prince Edward, as well as his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, are all part of the new age.When it comes to the first holiday season without the queen as ruler, Charles is making it a family affair.
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