“In his sleep. No pain.” published writing reveals Elizabeth II’s final hours

Thursday, September 8, 2022. Flags fly above the palace and God save the queen! played on the BBC. At 19:30, Buckingham Palace announces this news to the whole world. Earlier, the doctors of the Queen of England said that they were “concerned” about her health and “[avaient] recommended that he be placed under medical supervision” in his Scottish castle. “The Queen continues to feel at ease and remains at Balmoral,” the palace said in a press release.

On that day, Prince Charles, then the main heir to the throne, went straight to the royal residence of Balmoral to await the arrival of his eldest son, William. At the same time, the arrival of Princess Anne as well as Princes Andrew and Edward were celebrated. As for Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, returning to the United Kingdom for a few days, they immediately canceled their participation in the Well Child Awards in order to go to the Queen’s bedside, whose death will be announced a few hours later. Of the pair, only Harry would go to Balmoral anyway.

“He didn’t notice anything.”

More than a year has passed since the disappearance of Elizabeth II, and today we learn more about the last moments of the most famous monarch on the planet. They were meticulously recorded by the most prominent member of his staff, his private secretary, in a memo revealed for the first time. Daily Mail: on Friday, January 12.

Preserved in the Royal Archives, the document was previously unpublished and published by royal journalist Robert Hardman in his biography of King Charles III entitled: Charles III. New king, new court. The Inside Story:, in bookstores on January 18. In a note, the sovereign’s private secretary, Sir Edward Young, noted the death of Elizabeth II; Old age. He didn’t notice anything. No pain.”

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Sealed red box

The biography also reveals that shortly after Sir Edward wrote his commentary, a footman brought in a locked red box containing documents found on the Queen’s deathbed. Upon opening it, staff discovered two sealed letters, one addressed to his son and heir, the current King Charles III, and the other to Sir Edward himself. Although their contents are unlikely to ever be made public, the existence of these letters proves that the 96-year-old Elizabeth was aware that her time on earth was coming to an end.

In addition, the box contained a final administrative document by the final royal decree of Elizabeth II; the list of candidates he had chosen to nominate to receive the prestigious Order of Merit (a Commonwealth Dominion honor awarded at the monarch’s discretion). Quoted Daily Mail:Journalist Robert Hardman writes: “Even on his deathbed, he still had work to do. And he did it.”