How Queen Elizabeth II's death unfolded - one year later

       Sarah Ferguson has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II with a heart-warming update on the late Queen's beloved corgis who she was entrusted to care for showing them "thriving" in a wonderful photograph.

       The 63-year-old Duchess of York, who was known to have been a favourite of the Queen, posted on Instagram: "As we mourn a year on, we also celebrate the wonderful times we shared with Her Late Majesty the Queen.

       "She entrusted me with the care of her corgis Sandy and Muick and I am delighted to say they are thriving."

       The King and Queen have marked the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's death with a poignant moment of prayers and reflection in the church where she worshipped.

       Charles and Camilla travelled to Crathie Kirk to commemorate the life and service of the former monarch who reigned for 70 years before dying peacefully at her Balmoral home on September 8 last year.

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       The Duchess of York shared an image with the Queen's corgis (Image: Sarah Ferguson/instagram)

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       Sarah Ferguson with the corgis she says are 'thriving' (Image: Sarah Ferguson/ Instagram)

       Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully in her Platinum Jubilee year at the age of 96 and was the longest-reigning monarch in British history.

       Abdication was never an option after she promised to continue to rule for the rest of her days. She was still carrying out official engagements without fuss or complaint as she neared 100, when most people would have retired 35 years earlier.

       The late Queen symbolised the stability of the nation, and most people had known no other monarch on the British throne. During her lifetime, penicillin was discovered, man landed on the Moon, Britain got its first woman prime minister, and the internet was invented.

       The corgis paying tribute to Her Majesty after her death (Image: Getty )

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       At her side for 73 years was Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, her outspoken consort, with whom she fell in love as a teenager when he was a naval cadet, and who died at the age of 99 in 2021.

       The late Queen was passive, cautious and conventional. She was stoical, composed, pragmatic and private, but also possessed a dry sense of humour and a sharp wit and was known for her love of outdoor life, horses, racing and corgis.

       The first British monarch in history to reach her Platinum Jubilee, she also became the longest-reigning still-serving monarch in the world.

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