King Charles Honours Queen Elizabeth on 100th Birth Anniversary

King Charles paid a tender tribute to his late mother Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday on what would have been her 100th birthday, saying his "darling Mama" would "remain forever in ​our hearts and prayers". 

Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning and longest-lived monarch, was born on April 21, ‌1926, and spent 70 years on the throne before her death in September 2022 at the age of



96. In a televised statement, Charles said his mother had shaped the world around her, and touched the lives of countless people.

"Today, as we mark what would have been my beloved mother's 100th ​birthday, my family and I pause to reflect on the life and loss ⁠of a sovereign who meant so much to us all, and to celebrate anew the many ​blessings of her memory," he said.