King Charles' heartbreakingly human two-word response after Queen's death
dailyrecord.co.ukThe moment King Charles lost his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth, he also assumed the role of monarch, a position he had been preparing for all his life.
As the longest-serving Prince of Wales, Charles had spent years observing and learning from his mother, readying himself for the day he would ascend to the throne.However, the reality of becoming King was always going to be marred by profound loss.Following the death of his mother, a royal author has suggested that the confusion of having to step up and lead while dealing with personal grief was evident in a two-word response the new monarch gave when speaking to a member of the royal household staff.Robert Hardman, an author and royal expert, disclosed this quietly heartbreaking moment in his new book Charles III: New King, New Court.
The Inside Story, which was serialised in the Daily Mail before its release, reports the Mirror. The newspaper reports that when Charles learned of his mother's passing, he knew that the former monarch was nearing her end but had "believed the Queen still had days, not hours, to live".
Charles had urged his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, to visit their grandmother in Balmoral, anticipating there would be time for farewells.
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