The world was in mourning after Queen Elizabeth passed away. The late Queen was adored by most people, even though not everyone considers themselves pro-monarchy. She ruled for more than 70 years and has recently reconciled with Prince Philip.
Shortly after the Queen passed away at Balmoral, rumors about the circumstances of her demise spread. Even the claim that the late Queen had bone cancer was made by an insider, though Buckingham Palace has not confirmed it.
A close friend of Queen Elizabeth recently shared new information about her final days in an interview with The Daily Beast.
Queen Elizabeth, who ruled for more than 70 years, passed away at the age of 96 on September 8, 2022.
Queen Elizabeth’s body was carried in procession through the streets of London to Wellington Arch following the State Funeral at Westminster Abbey.
The funeral coffin traveled to Windsor from Wellington Arch. As soon as it arrived, the hearse continued in procession to St. via the Long Walk, St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. At St. In George’s Chapel, there was another service for the deceased.
During the funeral service at St. George’s Chapel, the choir sang. Then, just before the “final Hymn,” Queen Elizabeth’s imperial state crown, the Orb, and the Sceptre were taken out of her coffin and placed on the altar.
The Lord Chamberlain then broke his Wand of Office and set it down as King Charles placed his mother’s casket with the Company Camp Colour of the Grenadier Guards.
During the lowering of Her Majesty’s coffin into the Royal Vault, the guests sang “God Save the King.”. Charles fought back tears as he started to become visibly emotional. Later that evening, only the immediate family members attended a small, private funeral service that was held without any cameras.
The Queen is currently interred at Windsor Castle’s King George VI Memorial Chapel alongside her parents, sister Princess Margaret, and her husband, Phillip.
After he passed away, Philip’s casket was deposited in the royal vault beneath St. Charles Chapel. Later, he was transferred to the King George VI Memorial Chapel, where he was reunited with Elizabeth. A few weeks after the funeral, people were once more welcomed to pay their respects there.
Age was a factor in Queen Elizabeth’s demise.
According to the AP, the British government spent an estimated $200 million on Queen Elizabeth’s funeral and lying-in-state. Since former Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s funeral in 1965, there had not been a state funeral in the UK.
Thousands of people paid their respects at Westminster Hall in London before the funeral to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state.
The expenses were disclosed in a written statement to Parliament.
According to John Glen, chief secretary to the Treasury, “the government’s priorities were that these events ran smoothly and with the appropriate level of dignity, while at all times ensuring the safety and security of the public.”.
The details of Queen Elizabeth’s demise were kept under wraps for weeks after the funeral. Although many people believed Her Majesty’s death certificate should be a matter of public record, The Daily Mail reported that a Scottish government department had been accused of being secretive and thwarting legitimate attempts to obtain a copy.
The National Records of Scotland (NRS) “has blocked its staff from providing any details relating to the Queen’s death on September 8,” the Daily Mail reported, “despite MailOnline and other media outlets trying to obtain the information from NRS.”.
The official cause of death was made public toward the end of September. “Old age” was given as Queen Elizabeth’s cause of death, with no additional information.
She was buried in Aberdeenshire on September 16, according to Chief Executive of the National Records of Scotland, Paul Lowe.
William and Harry were unable to arrive in time.
The document, which Princess Anne, the Queen’s daughter, signed, states that Her Majesty passed away at 3:10 P.M.
at Balmoral Castle on September 8. Three hours after Queen Elizabeth died, Buckingham Palace made the announcement of her passing.
The Queen was accompanied by King Charles and Camilla as she passed away. Sadly, none of Prince William, Kate Middleton, or Prince Harry arrived at Balmoral in time to say goodbye to her before she passed away.
Harry discussed the turbulent hours leading up to his grandmother’s passing in an interview with 60 Minutes.
Regarding travel arrangements for Balmoral, he allegedly claimed to have contacted his brother William, but William had not extended an invitation.
In an interview with Anderson Cooper for 60 Minutes, Harry said, “I asked my brother — I said, ‘What are your plans? How are you and Kate getting up there?’ And then, you know, a couple of hours later, you know, all of the family members that live within the Windsor and Ascot area were jumping on a plane together.”.
The majority of the flight to the Scottish estate, where he would spend many Christmases and other holidays, was spent thinking back to the last time he had spoken to his cherished grandmother.
The Queen had passed away as Harry was landing, according to the BBC website. He arrived at Balmoral and was greeted by Princess Anne.
Harry told 60 Minutes, “I walked into the hall and [Princess Anne] was there to greet me. “And she asked if I wanted to see her. You know what? You can do this. I gave it about five seconds of thought before saying, “You know what? You can do this.”.
You must bid me farewell.
As a result, I went upstairs, removed my jacket, and entered her room to spend some time alone with her. ”.
According to a royal insider, Queen Elizabeth had bone cancer.
She was in her bedroom, Harry continued. I was genuinely happy for [her] because [she] was actually. because she was done with life. Her life was now complete, and her husband, Prince Philip, was there to greet her. They are both buried together as well”.
Harry went into greater detail in his autobiography about having the chance to bid the Queen farewell.
Harry wrote in his book, “I stayed in one place without moving, gazing at her for a long time, gathered strength and continued going forward, whispering a very precious thing to her.
He sighed and said to the Queen, “I admired her for having carried out her functions to the end…
the Jubilee, welcoming the new Prime Minister.
I hoped she was happy and that she was with grandpa”.
Although one expert had previously stated that Queen Elizabeth had been afflicted with bone cancer, the official cause of death was listed as old age. She had myeloma, a bone marrow cancer, which, according to royal author Gyles Brandreth, accounted for the “tiredness and weight loss and those’mobility issues’ we were often told about during the last year or so of her life”.
The most typical sign of myeloma, he continued, is bone pain, particularly in the lower back and pelvis. Multiple myeloma is a condition that frequently strikes elderly people. There is currently no known cure, but treatment, such as medications to help control the immune system and drugs to help prevent the weakening of the bones, can lessen the severity of its symptoms and increase the patient’s survival by months or two to three years. ”.
Bradreth’s claims that the Queen had “episodic mobility problems” are supported by the fact that bone cancer can result in excruciating chronic pain and make it difficult for a person to move around.”.
“Nobody noticed she needed a wheelchair,” the author writes.
The Queen withdrew from more public events in her final year as a result of mobility problems and worsening pain, according to Express sources.
The Queen reportedly used a wheelchair to get around in private, despite never having one in public images, according to The Daily Beast.
Author and royal expert Robert Joobson praised Buckingham Palace’s extraordinary Platinum Jubilee planning.
Jobson stated, “On her insistence, a military-style exercise was put in place so that no one could see she was having to use a wheelchair. Her Majesty was wheeled to the helicopter pad at Windsor while in great discomfort. ”.
“At the Palace, she was wheeled right up to the balcony doors, then assisted to stand so that she could stand alongside Charles and Camilla, as well as William and his family, while using a walking stick. ”.
“The Queen grinned with delight following the fireworks display. It was her final salute to her people,” he said.
The Queen reportedly remembered a “haunting image” of her sister, Princess Margaret, in a wheelchair taken just months before she passed away. As a result, palace assistants reportedly received orders not to allow anyone to see the Queen in a wheelchair.
In her final days, Queen Elizabeth struggled to see and was described as “easily confused.”.
A close friend of Queen Elizabeth, however, has now chosen to speak out about the late monarch’s final years, admitting that she was in “a lot of pain. ”.
The source also disclosed that the Queen’s sight and hearing had significantly worsened in the weeks preceding her passing.
A friend claims that Queen Elizabeth, despite having named Liz Truss as Prime Minister just days before she passed away, “was easily confused” and had trouble focusing for long periods of time”.
The source close to the late Queen’s said: “The Queen was in a lot of pain for the last years of her life, definitely from when her husband died [in April 2021].
The friend of Queen Elizabeth continued, “Of course, in the final months it got very much worse; by the time of the Platinum Jubilee, she couldn’t see very much, she couldn’t hear very much, and she was easily confused.”.
She hardly ever left her Windsor Castle apartments.
For the Jubilee, it took an enormous amount of work to appear on the balcony at Windsor Castle. ”.
