Late Queen's heartbreaking conversation with friend in final days revealed
A royal confidante has lifted the lid on one of the very last conversations Queen Elizabeth II had with friends.
A royal confidante has lifted the lid on some of the very last heartbreaking conversations Queen Elizabeth II had with her friends before she passed away on September 8, 2022.
Gyles Brandreth, who had a close connection with the monarch and the late Prince Philip, wrote about the late Queen's last few days at Balmoral in his book, 'Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait'.
He describes how the late Queen hosted the Right Reverend Dr Iain Greenshields in Balmoral on September 3 and 4, and he recalled her being "so alive and so engaging".
As reported in the Mirror, the author stated that "he has dinner with her on Saturday evening, gives the sermon at Braemar and Crathie Parish Church on Sunday morning, then has lunch with her on Sunday afternoon".
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The author also revealed how on September 6, Clive Cox, one of Her Majesty's favourite racehorse trainers, received a call from the Queen at 10am.
She had wanted to talk to him about her two-year-old, Love Affairs, who was running in the two o'clock race at Goodwood.
He told the author: "We talked about the filly, how the race might pan out, how another horse of hers was doing in my stable, and about a couple of other things. She was sharp as a tack."
That same day, Queen Elizabeth also spent time with her 14th and 15th prime ministers. Speaking of the late Queen, Boris Johnson said: "She could not have been kinder, more sympathetic or personally encouraging.' Moreover, she was full of 'characteristic humour and wisdom."
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Jane Barlow, a Press Association photographer, took the very last few portraits of the late monarch while she was waiting to greet Lizz Truss, the new Prime Minister at the time, at Balmoral.
Jane recalled "I got a lot of smiles from her", adding that it had been "an honour" and "a real privilege" to take the images.
She told Sky News: "I was there to photograph her meeting the new prime minister but for me the best picture was the one of the Queen on her own. And it has obviously become more significant now."
The former prime minister also opened up on her final conversation with the late monarch, and even lifted the lid on her parting words: "I'll see you again next week."
Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at Balmoral Castle on September 8, 2022. At first Buckingham Palace did not release how the monarch had died, but eventually the National Records of Scotland released to the public an extract from the death certificate of Her Majesty.
The late sovereign's entry in the Register of Deaths read, died of "old age". The Queen's certificate doesn't mention any other causes of death. The entry also stated the late 96-year-old died at Balmoral Castle at 3.10pm on September 8.
