More than a year has passed since one of the saddest days for the British people. On September 8, 2022, the United Kingdom said goodbye to its queen for more than seven decades, Elizabeth II. At 96 years old, the sovereign left this world, leaving a vast legacy behind her. Now, sixteen months later, the late Queen's private secretary, Sir Edward Young, has revealed information about her final moments, revealing that she died peacefully in her sleep.
The information has come to light thanks to a document that the Daily Mail has subsequently shared on its pages. The man assures that she died "very peacefully. While sleeping. She escaped. In old age. She would not have been aware of anything. Without pain." These memoirs of his secretary have now been deposited in the royal archives, after being made public for the first time. In addition, they will be part of the new book Carlos III: Nuevo Rey, Nueva Corte. The Inside Story, by real-life Mail writer Robert Hardman.
This book claims that Sir Edward was presented with a red box containing two letters from Her Majesty. These letters were addressed to King Charles and Sir Edward. Further extracts from the book reveal that King Charles and Queen Camilla spent an hour with the queen before she died on September 8, 2022, and that news of Her Majesty's death was shared with Charles as he returned to the estate. of Balmoral after picking mushrooms.
The truth is that the Queen's state of health, and the fear of it, led Charles III, her son, to review the notes of the 'London Bridge', the key word for the operation on the Queen's death, on a helicopter ride to Balmoral. Additionally, she personally advised Prince William and Prince Henry to proceed to Balmoral, although it was believed at the time that the sovereign would have days rather than hours to live.
On the other hand, said biography also revealed that Princess Anne and the queen's closest friend, Angela Kelly, alternated being at her bedside, while the Reverend Kenneth MacKenzie read the Bible to the queen. In a documentary about Charles's first year on the throne, written and produced by the BBC, Anne spoke about the death of her mother and claimed that it was "pure chance" that she herself was at Balmoral at the time of her death. her.
"I had been on the west coast for two days and I was coming back, staying the night and heading south," the Princess Royal said. "We always enjoyed being at Balmoral. We spent a lot of time there in our youth and... a lot of it was probably more independent living than almost anywhere else. That's probably still true. It's a plus," she said.
Regarding Queen Elizabeth II, he stated that he believed that "there was a moment when she felt that it would be more difficult if she died at Balmoral. I think we tried to persuade her that she should not be part of the decision-making," he revealed. "So I hope she felt like she was okay in the end because I think that's how she was," said the member of the British Royal Family.
