The Royal family and the world paid tributes to Queen Elizabeth II who passed away peacefully at the age of 96

Queen Elizabeth II was in Balmoral, her Scottish retreat, where she passed away peacefully. Her grandson, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan Markle, shared a stately tribute to her on Archewell. It is the website for their foundation. They changed the front page of the website. It changed to a simple black background with white text. It read - "In loving memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022." At the time of her death, Harry joined other members of the Royal family. She was at the time under medical supervision and ultimately passed away. Incidentally, Harry was in Europe at the time with his wife Meghan. They had come to attend to a number of events related to charity work. The couple had taken a decision to step back as working royals and shift base to the United States in 2020. However, Harry's grandparents played an important role in his life. His grandfather Prince Philip passed away in April 2021. Harry and Meghan also paid homage to his grandmother the Queen when they named their daughter Lilibet or Lili. It happened to be the nickname for the Queen within the royal family. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Paid Tribute to Queen Elizabeth.

Ever since stepping down, Harry and his wife visited the Queen on several occasions. In 2022, they had tea with Her Majesty in Windsor in April. That was when they traveled to the Hague for the Invictus Games. Subsequently, they met in June when the couple came to Britain for the Platinum Jubilee of the Queen. Official details of the funeral of Her Majesty are yet to be announced. Harry will most possibly be present for the event, as he was for the funeral of his grandfather Prince Philip. At that time, Meghan was unable to attend because of her advanced pregnancy with baby Lili.

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500-year-old Durga Puja in Tripura is funded by the state

The state of Tripura in north-east India is a state that has been ruled by the CPM-led left-front and it is proud of the fact that it hosts a 500-year-old Durga Puja which is sponsored by the Tripura government. Devotees flock to this celebration as the royal family has kept its traditional sanctity.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 20 October 2015.

The venue is the famous Durgabari temple, located in front of the 114-year-old Ujjayanta Palace, the biggest royal mansion of eastern India.
Some interesting facts about this unique Durga Puja – the octogenarian chief priest of Durgabari temple receives honorarium of Rs.6,000 per month as honourium from the state government.
The immersion on Dashami – the images are the first to be immersed at Dashamighat here with full state honours, with the state police band playing the national song.
This year, the state government has sanctioned Rs.3 lakh for the Durga Puja at this royal temple.
Moreover, sacrifice of animals is done - a young buffalo, several goats and pigeons are sacrificed during the five-day festival at Durgabari in the presence of thousands of devotees - all at government expense. The prasad (holy offering) distributed to devotees consists of meat, fish, eggs and, of course, fruits.
(Image courtesy wikimediascommons.org)

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