

The extract from the book reads: "I had heard that the Queen had a form of myeloma - bone marrow cancer - which would explain her tiredness and weight loss and those 'mobility issues' we were often told about during the last year or so of her life. Royal Biographer and close friend to the Royal Family Gyles Brandreth, later revealed in his book Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait that Her Majesty had bone marrow cancer before her death. King Charles and Queen Camilla travelled to Balmoral ahead of the late Queen's passing, with Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward all arriving at different times throughout the day.Īt 6:30pm, the Palace announced the passing of the Queen in a statement which read: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon."Īccording to the Queen's death certificate, the Monarch died of "old age", this was given by Dr Douglas Glass, her official apothecary in Scotland. Queen Elizabeth II died on 8th September 2022 at Balmoral Castle, with the death certificate stating that Her Majesty passed away at 3:10pm.

Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, Princess Kate Middleton, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis pictured on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the Platinum Jubilee, 2022. One of the images used in the video is a previously unseen photograph of the Queen from a portrait sitting in 1968, she was 42-years-old at the time. Although it is possible to visit the site, visitors are reminded that the chapel is also local church for the nearby community and it's unclear how close the general public will be able to get to the Queen's final resting place, which is tucked into one side of the chapel.The King adds: "I am deeply grateful, too, for the love and support that has been shown to my wife and myself during this year as we do our utmost to be of service to you all." The world is in mourning after the news of musician Prince's death on April 21. Prince Philip, who died last year at age 99. All of the sadness we will feel in the coming weeks will be testament to the love we felt for our extraordinary Queen."Įlizabeth II is now buried in the King George VI memorial chapel alongside Prince Philip, her father, King George VI, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. French President Emmanuel Macron praised the queen, a fluent French speaker, as a 'friend of France' on Twitter in the moments after her death. "My grandmother famously said that grief was the price we pay for love. And I thank her on behalf of my generation for providing an example of service and dignity in public life that was from a different age, but always relevant to us all. He went on: "I thank her for the kindness she showed my family and me.

And she was by my side during the saddest days of my life." London time, more than six hours after the murmurs started, the Twitter account of the royal family made the announcement: The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. Earlier this month he made a touching tribute to his "Grannie," saying she was "by my side at my happiest moments. Since the monarch's passing, Prince William has made several references to the close bond he shared with his grandmother. On the day of the Queen’s death, a double rainbow stretched in the sky above Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle-with many fans suggesting this was a sign that Her Majesty was finally reunited with her beloved husband, the late Prince Philip.Īnother rainbow formed over Westminster Hall on the day before her lying-in-state came to a close. Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a veteran South African politician and Zulu prince, has died at the age of 95, the presidency said on Saturday. The touching moment clearly resonated with those in the crowd as rainbows have been a common theme over the past few weeks. In response, his wife, Kate Middleton, added: "Her Majesty was looking down on us." Making his first official appearance since the state funeral of his grandmother earlier this week, Prince William spoke to crowds at Windsor Guildhall and thanked volunteers and operational staff for helping organize the service that was held in the grounds of Windsor Castle.ĭuring the engagement, William then revealed that he had seen not one, but five rainbows over Balmoral in the hours following Her Majesty's death. The new Prince of Wales shared a sweet memory of what happened at Balmoral Castle shortly after the Queen passed away on September 8.
