A new book claims Prince Harry upset the late Queen with his "bitter" behaviour.
27.01.2024 - 08:15 / ok.co.uk
Queen Elizabeth II wrote two heartbreaking personal letters before she passed away on September 8, 2022 - one for her son, King Charles and another for her top aide. It has been revealed from an extract of royal biographer Robert Hardman's upcoming book, The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy, that staff members found the two letters the Queen had written.
In the days following the Queen's death at Balmoral Castle, senior members of staff, led by the monarch's private secretary Sir Edward Young were busy making plans when a footman brought them the Queen's famous red box. Robert wrote in his book: "It was the last one that had gone up to the Queen before her death." He continued: "Like all red boxes, it had just two keys, one for the monarch and the other for her duty private secretary." When opening the red box, private secretary Sir Edward Young discovered a sealed letter to Charles and a private letter addressed to himself.
What was written in the letters remains unknown, but it is strongly suggested that the Queen had been preparing for her impending end and left behind any final directions or farewells. The royal biographer wrote: "We will probably never know what they said.
However, it is clear enough that the Queen had known that the end was imminent and had planned accordingly. Were they final instructions or final farewells? Or both?" He added: "Elizabeth II had been completing her own last pieces of unfinished business." Along with the personal letters, the Queen is also thought to have finalised her list of candidates to join the Order of Merit, which would have been her last royal duty.
The paperwork is said to have been completed and returned for Sir Edward to arrange. Queen Elizabeth
.A new book claims Prince Harry upset the late Queen with his "bitter" behaviour.
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