Queen Elizabeth II worried dying in Scotland would make her funeral ‘difficult’ for Royal Family, Princess Anne reveals
nypost.comon Sept. 8, 2022, at age 96.But in the days leading up to her death, Her Late Majesty had several conversations with her family about her place of death and needed to be persuaded to do what felt right.“I think there was a moment when she felt that it would be more difficult if she died at Balmoral,” The Princess Royal said in “Charles III: The Coronation Year” documentary, set to air on Dec.
26.“I think we did try to persuade her that shouldn’t be part of the decision-making process,” added Anne, who boasted a close bond with her late mother throughout her life.The Queen’s decision to be at Balmoral Castle for her death came as no surprise to many royalists, who know that she had a deep love for the Scottish Highlands and spent a lot of time there.Princess Anne also talked about seeing the Imperial State Crown taken off the Queen’s coffin for the last time at St George’s Chapel at Windsor during the funeral.“I rather weirdly felt a sense of relief — that’s it, finished,” she shared. “That responsibility being moved on.”The documentary follows the royal family’s adjustment to life without Queen Elizabeth, as well as their acclimatization to having a new monarch fill the role.Shortly before her death, Queen Elizabeth was paid a visit by Dr.
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