ROYAL – Queen Elizabeth II’s final moments were described as ‘very peaceful’ in a memo written by her private secretary, which also revealed she ‘wouldn’t have been aware of anything’.
Slipped away. Old age
A note about the late Queen’s death at Balmoral on September 8 2022 was written by Sir Edward Young in a memo which has been reported.
He noted: ‘Very peaceful. In her sleep. Slipped away. Old age. She wouldn’t have been aware of anything. No pain.’
The document, which is now in the Royal Archives, forms part of a new biography of the King – Charles III: New King, New Court.
The Inside Story – by the Mail’s royal writer Robert Hardman, which is being serialised by the paper.
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What the book reveals
The book also reveals how, shortly after Sir Edward wrote his note, a footman brought a locked red box of paperwork found at the late Queen’s deathbed which contained two sealed letters – one to her son and heir and the other to Sir Edward himself.
The box also contained her choice of candidates for the Order of Merit for ‘exceptionally meritorious service’ across the Commonwealth.
The book reveals the late Queen’s death was so sudden that Charles had to rush to Balmoral by helicopter and read his ‘London Bridge’ (the plans for events following the Queen’s death) notes on the way.
It adds that the King and Queen Camilla spent an hour with the late Queen privately before she died.
And Princes Anne and the late Queen’s senior dresser, Angela Kelly, alternated at her bedside, along with Rev Kenneth MacKenzie, a minister at nearby Crathie Kirk.
