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Nearly two years after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her birthday, April 21, is becoming a day when both the royal family\u2014and the rest of the nation\u2014celebrate the legacy of Britain\u2019s longest-serving monarch. This year<\/a>, King Charles III<\/strong> and Queen Camilla<\/strong> spent the weekend at Balmoral Castle<\/a>, where the late queen died in September 2022, and on Sunday<\/a>, which would have been her 98th birthday, the couple were spotted on their way to nearby Crathie Kirk.<\/p>\n According to a former butler for the royals who spoke to Slingo<\/a>, the family likely continued honoring the queen during the rest of the day. \u201cPrivately, I have no doubt they’ll raise a toast to her in the evening,\u201d said Grant Harrold,<\/strong> per People<\/a>.<\/em> \u201cI’m sure the day will very much be spent reflecting on the late queen.\u201d<\/p>\n On Instagram, Sarah Ferguson<\/strong> remembered her mother-in-law with a photograph taken on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during 2022\u2019s Platinum Jubilee. \u201cThank you for all that you have taught us, for being a steadfast leader and dear friend,\u201d she wrote<\/a>. \u201cYou are sorely missed.\u201d<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Royals Collection Trust, which cares for and curates the royal collections, honored the late queen with an image taken during her teenage years. The photograph by Cecil Beaton will be part of a new palace exhibition called Royal Portraits, which will open next month in the King\u2019s Gallery.<\/p>\nX content<\/h4>\n