Prince Charles arrived at 10:30 and was met by Princess Anne, who was already staying with the Queen. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, also travelled to Balmoral from the Birkhall estate. Only Charles and Anne were by the Queen's side when she died.
The time of death, just after 3 p.m., is more revealing, coming more than three hours before Buckingham Palace announced it at 6:30 p.m. That indicates none of her family saw the queen just before her death, aside from King Charles III and his sister, Princess Anne, who were both already in Scotland on official duties.
A source close to the royal family tells Et that the queen's eldest son, Prince Charles (now King Charles III), and his wife Camilla, who is now the Queen Consort, were able to see Her Highness before she died.
According to People, a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess confirmed that the reigning monarch's grandson, Harry, was en route to Balmoral Castle but he didn't quite make it in time to say goodbye to his beloved grandmother before she died.
By the time Harry got to Balmoral on his own, the queen was dead. "I walked into the hall, and my aunt was there to greet me," Harry said.
"I advanced with uncertainty and saw her. I stayed still, watching her carefully for a good while. I whispered that I hoped she was happy and that she was with Grandfather now," he wrote. "I said that I admired her for having carried out her duties until the end.
Now Harry has finally told his side of the story, claiming his relatives set off to see the Queen without him amid his ongoing feud with his family members. At the time, California-based Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, were in the UK for charity work and were staying at their residence in Windsor.
Prince Harry and Meghan no longer receive money from the Royal Family and have a series of commercial arrangements with a number of companies.
In his forthcoming memoir Spare, Prince Harry reveals his family did not tell him the news. He had to find out online. "When the plane started to descend I saw that my phone lit up. It was a message from Meg: 'Call me when you get this,'" Harry reportedly writes.
Prince Harry raced to Queen Elizabeth's bedside, but arrived after her death had been announced.
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Queen Elizabeth II is also a successor of Queen Elizabeth I, also known as the Virgin Queen, who was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death in 1603. According to RMG, Queen Elizabeth I's last words were, “All my possessions for one moment of time.”
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While her coffin is draped in the Royal Standard – a flag representing the Sovereign and the UK, it will have the Imperial State Crown mounted on it. Additionally, The Queen's orb and her sceptre will also be spread on her coffin before she is laid to rest.
Queen Elizabeth II will be buried in an English oak coffin featuring brass handles that were designed more than 30 years ago, and lined with lead. It is estimated the coffin weighs between 250kg and 317kg.
She died 'peacefully' in her sleep at the Lodge on 30 March 2002, at the age of 101, with her surviving daughter, Elizabeth II, by her side.
Royal Inheritance
Representatives told Forbes in 2021 that Harry was not a beneficiary of any of the $100 million left to the royal family by his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother.
She told hosts, Christina Garibaldi and Christine Ross, that the Queen “did stay close to Harry,” adding the pair “always had a close relationship and he would call quite frequently”. She continued: “The Queen took those calls and enjoyed the video calls where she got to see Archie and Lilibet.
Experts claim that these jewels, such as the 'Great Star of Africa', are extremely valuable. According to 'International Business Times', it was the first to report that, given Elizabeth II's delicate health before her death, she asked to change her will and left out Meghan Markle and her daughter Lilibet.
How much did Kate Middleton inherit from Queen Elizabeth II? Radar Online reported in September 2022 that was Kate was expected to inherit $110 million in jewelry from the Queen after her death. The collection includes 300 personal pieces of jewelry that belonged just to the Queen and not the Crown.
Princess Charlotte has been refered as "the richest kid in the world" due to her status as a member of the British royal family, which is one of the wealthiest and most prominent royal families in the world.
Not only does Prince William have more money than his brother, Prince Harry, for reasons that would cause any family to feud, but he's about to get even richer, too. Here's a breakdown of Prince William's net worth, and how his royal finances work.
The Queen's final birthday message to Prince Harry read: "Wishing The Duke of Sussex a happy birthday today!" The Royal Family's social media accounts also marked the occasion by posting four pictures of the Duke of Sussex.
Queen Elizabeth had bone marrow cancer, according to new biography.
Queen Elizabeth II took over the throne at just 25 years old when her father, King George VI, died in 1952. Her Majesty was in Kenya on a tour of the Commonwealth at the time of her father's death, but her trip was cut short when she learned the news.